I haven't ever cast bullets before but I'm planning to get started and get whatever stuff I need for the calibers I shoot.
I need to know where to start. Could anyone fill me in on that, please.
I shoot revolvers in .41 mag and .357 And I also have a .30/30 contender.
I'm somewhat experienced in reloading already and I have been buying lead bullets for a while
I'd like to cast for all of them , mainly for shooting at the range or other practice / plinking.
Being a resident of Calif, we are limited to lead free bullets for hunting, and I'd probably end up using jacketed HP bullets for hunting out of state, although using cast for hunting wouldn't be out of the question.
I think I'd be looking for gas-check for the .30 cal and .41, as the lead bullets that I've purchaced and tried out in those calibers seem to be the source of barrel leading.
One question that I have is, can gas - check bullets be fired without the gas check in place and still remain fairly accurate?
My reason for casting is to keep cost down when I want to go to the range but I like to fire a few hard drivin' loads during each session just so I won't forget how it feels and to ring the gong at 200 yd.
So maybe a 125 gr mold for my .357
A 185 gr mold for the .41
And a 150 gr mold for the .30/30
Thanks in advance for all help.
Looking forward to replies.
I'm open to any suggestions