Hello, new member here and have a question about buying cast boolits, yes I know buying them for shame, but being new I figured I would take as many variables out as possible. I have reloaded for a 308 a little and while unemployed from college couple years back, I tried to cast for a mosin but it didnt go so well. I think it was to much at once.
So anyway I have a 450 BM ruger american I bought 2-3 years ago but have not shot much as I missed dear season due to work last couple of years and at 2 bucks a shot it kinda hurts the wallet.
I am back visiting parents in mid Michigan while waiting for my next work run(military contractor) and thought to reload some rounds. I see some places sell cast bullets in 452 cal for around 10 cents and are powder coated.That seems pretty cheap as nobody here has wheel weights,and I would have to buy at around 30 cents a pound.
Anyway I see that all cast boolets and the molds seem to be 452, but so are the regular bullets. From what I read, cast needs to be a bit bigger than normal. So if 450bm is 452, then wouldnt I need to have cast at something like 454, or 455? However I dont really see anything at that size, and custom molds arnt cheap for a noob.
I have used google and read stuff on here, mostly in the past trying to cast for the stupid mosin.but most info that shows up is old and mostly for AR rifles.
So any help would be appreciated, thanks.