I forget to stop by here first . Been reloading for years and wanted to take up casting . This place has a wealth of information . Also thanks to the few members who have messaged me with help and information . This old man from Texas is in full lead scrounging mode.....Anyway greetings and thanks .
Hi,
Been lurking here for a while, soaking up a ton of good info. Seems like a good crew here.
Been reloading for about 30 years, but only dabbled at casting years ago with borrowed equipment. Looking into casting & coating boolits for 45ACP & 45-70/458 SOCOM.
"They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance."
Last words of Major General John Sedgwick, Battle of Spotsylvania.
The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles. Jeff Cooper
Welcome aboard!
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."
- Albert Camus -
I'm a recent new member of the forum. I've been reloading for a few years, but I have never cast a bullet. I recently acquired a Pietta, in .45 Long Colt, and I'm astounded at the cost of ammo for it. So, I'm going to do a lot of reading and try to educate myself, to be able to cast some "boolets" for my 1873 peacemaker clone. Maybe I'm not to old to learn?
I've been peepin on this place since loooong time ago. Now I've decided to finally join. This place is a fountain of knowledge and now I'm happy to be part of it.
Welcome!
Welcome! We are never too old to learn or help.
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."
- Albert Camus -
Hey, I know you, well at least we're both on another forum. Welcome to here from another aspiring bullet caster!Originally Posted by powwowell
Found the web site today, Joined today! Lookin' forward to finding lots of info....
Welcome aboard Tanker!
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."
- Albert Camus -
Tanker you are going to have a blast , and welcome .
TANKER
Welcome aboard,now pull up your favorite EZ chair and a LARGE mug of coffee and start reading the stickies and then start asking questions.
Girty says HOWDEEEE also.
WE WON. WE BEAT THE MACHINE. WE HAVE CCW NOW.
Hi to all. I've lurked a while and now I've joined with some questions about casting balls for black powder stuff I inherited.
Welcome there are many ball rollers on this sight
Lol nice avatar to go with the screenname. And welcome to the madness.
My feedback page if you feel inclined to add:
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...raight-Shooter
Thanks Yall!
Welcome Governor.
Your last name isn't Brown is it? ...
Heriot. Brian Heriot.
That's great news...
Well I might as well say hi again, since my last log in was 5/9/14. I lost my login for awhile but I still have the BucketBack sydrome from Ice Fishing.
I just acquired some lead, old school molds a small electric ladle(sic) and a bunch of blackpowder bullets from an estate(s)
Expect to see the bullets up for sale once I get up my post count up
I just picked up a New unused 44 Bulldog and will be casting for that and my buddy's Springer A1
here's a link to a Bucket-Back closed ad on arfcom, since I need the special brass anyway
This is merely for street cred with you guys so you know I'm a straight shooter
https://www.ar15.com/forums/t_7_114/...ket_Value.html
Last edited by BucketBack; 08-29-2016 at 05:37 PM. Reason: grammar issues
TXCOONDOG here!
I've hunted all my life and started reloading about four years ago, mainly because I wasn't happy with my rifles performance. Of coarse, shooting guns with hard to find ammo (wasn't commonly stocked item at stores) such as the 6.8 SPC II, 10mm Auto, etc push me to reloading.
My factory Remington SPS in .308 was shooting 1.5" group at 100 yds and by trial & error, it now produces groups at .280" at 100 yds with my reloads (when I do my part).
I also reload for all my shotguns (12 & 20 gauges) and pistols too.
My son and wife bought me a GP100, Model 1707 for my birthday (8/22) this month.
So you guessed it, I want to learn how to start casting my own bullets for my new toy!
I bought a .358/158 SWC Lee 6 cavity bullets mold, Lee 20lb production pot, Lee hardness tester, .357 and .358 sizing dies, 1,000 pieces of starline brass, Lyman 3rd & 4th Cast Bullet Handbooks, .357 reloading dies along with a roll crimp die, etc.
Note: I checked my chamber throat for size. I went ahead and slugged the barrel too!
I have about 100lbs of CWW that has been fluxed and cast into 1lb ingots. I bought some SuperHard and Linotype from Rotometal to get me off to a decent start.
Of coarse, I understand that it will take practice, trial and error to hone the skills needed to become a decent caster!
Hope not only to learn from everyone, but to share my knowledge with all as well.
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