I'm just starting out casting and I have a few guns I need to load for with different needs, all in 357 Magnum.
The first is a S&W Model 60 which I want to shoot slower and heavier bullets in, probably at the higher end of 38spl performance - this will be a carry gun, and I'm expecting that pretty soft alloy will be desirable for proper terminal performance.
The other two are a Henry H015 and a T/C Encore with a 12" barrel. I'd like to shoot middling magnum pressure loads out of both guns, but also biased towards the heavy end of the spectrum. The Encore shoots pretty well with the 230gr coated WC from Badman Bullets, but I might drop down to 200gr SWCs or so depending on what they like.
My question is, what alloys should I keep around if we assume that I won't be using scrap like wheel weights? I suspect I'm going to want pure lead and at least one harder alloy to mix together, but I'm having trouble settling on which one. Lyman #2 looks well balanced, but I'm not sure if I'd be better off with that, Linotype, or something else....
All bullets will be powder coated.
Edit: I don't currently hunt except for the occasional varmint, but I would like the alloy for the Henry and T/C to be usable for taking a whitetail deer inside 75 to 100 yards when paired with the appropriate mold.