I’m to the point finally where I am ready to buy a mold. I have a heat source, pot for melting, a little bit of lead to learn with, alox, mineral spirits, a bag of sawdust for flux, ladle... I think I’m ready to go with the exception of a mold. My thought process may be totally off base, but it seems like the thing to learn on would be a very simple mold. Not huge but not small either. Something like a 2 cavity 38 wadcutter. Since that’s one of the bullets I intend to cast anyways it’s really high on my list as a first mold. The other thing I’m considering is a 2 cavity 311 rn 93gr for 32 caliber pistols since I have a few of those that are hungry.
I am open to suggestions and insight, and especially pointers for jumping in with a mold for one of the following things
32 pistols. I have 1 32 acp and a few 32sw and 32 long revolvers Lee 93 rn looks like a winner eventually, but for first mold?
38 wadcutter preferably HBWC so it will obturate and work properly in 38sw but also serve in 38spl and ultralight 357 applications. HB means pins and that’s a complication I’m not sure I want to get into yet.
30 cal rifle. It would need to be gas checked so I’m looking other directions for my first mold. Would use it for 30 carbine and 3030. Somewhere in the 115gr range. Likely will be my first rifle mold though.