age of boolet caster's

[mpkunz]

52, 53 in January. Cast my first boolits with a mould I made myself at age 8 from an old pair of needle nosed pliers my dad had in the shop. I drilled 'em out with the right size bit on his drill press when he was not looking. ) But really got seriously making lots of cast bullets about age 19, and haven't stopped since. 3 Kids, boy, girl, boy. Daughter got married in August. Oldest boy is a caster also. Younger one joins in with us when he feels left out.

Now the real question - How many deer have you killed in the last 10 years with cast boolits ? Answer: All but one of mine, and I average about 4 a year, and I shoot them with a custom wildcat 44 cal rifle with cartridges made from old 30-06 brass, and 460 grain lead boolits made with a LEE custom mould. The one oddball was an archery deer.

[Jal5]

60 and looking forward to retirement.
Both sons shoot and hunt as well as one son-in-law. My wife shoots my 22 pistol more than I do! Looking forward to teaching the grandkids how to shoot and hunt in a few more years.

[koehlerrk]

Well, I'll turn 35 this October. Been casting for two years now, and I'm hopelessly addicted to it!

My wife shoots, not as much as me, but enough, and she's just plain good. What's better is she buys me guns and ammo at times. Once time here she went to Walmart, and I was helping her bring bags of stuff in. One bag was small, and heavy! Opened it up, and there was two of the Federal bulk-packs of 22 ammo. "They were on sale", she said. Can't ever have enough 22 on hand, especially when I have three kids (15, 11, 10) that all shoot, all own their own rifles, and have all had safety beaten into them. Plus my son, (the 10 year old) gets just as fascinated as I do, melting lead and pouring it into a mold, and watching boolits come forth.

WE are the ones responsible for passing on our sport, folks. To date, I've taken 20+ kids and several adults and introduced them to how much fun shooting can be. Thats' probably been the most rewarding part of doing all this.

[mpkunz]

I am sending this post from the faculty lounge in between classes. I am 27, teaching Latin in Northern Kentucky, and proud to report that most of my students (private school) are conservative! Some of us do make it out of the collegiate thought thresher with our morals intact. Their idea of "diversity" is complete unity of Marxist thought. Keep the hope, and keep challenging the garbage my associates pour into the minds of young people.

Outstanding . Keep up the good work. I teach physics and am a hated public school teacher. Hated by the Conservatives and despised by the liberals I work with. My "colleagues" in the revisionist "history" department hate the fact that I always find ways to work Rule of Law into the physics curriculum.

[waksupi]

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Now the real question - How many deer have you killed in the last 10 years with cast boolits ? Answer: All but one of mine, and I average about 4 a year, and I shoot them with a custom wildcat 44 cal rifle with cartridges made from old 30-06 brass, and 460 grain lead boolits made with a LEE custom mould. The one oddball was an archery deer.[/QUOTE]


I believe all the deer, elk, bear, and buffalo I have shot in the past 10+ years have been with cast boolits!

[Linstrum]

I already posted my age but want to comment on how much game have I used cast boolits for. Unfortunately, none, even though about 99% of what comes out of my gun barrels I made one way or another. I have gone hunting plenty of times but it was always the other guy I was with who got the game. I haven't harvested any meat for probably 30 years, the last time was some cottontails with a .22RF. Deer/elk tags cost too much is the big reason why, and I of course don't poach. One of these days! (it will probably be an elk I'll get, with my dump truck!)

[Chrome1981]

Hello, my name is Claudio, i'm 30 and I'm getting married next Saturday, no children but I have a dog named Ser William.

[avogunner]

50. I started reloading in 1981 (.45 ACP initially) and casting in 1987 when I inherited a Lyman 358432 4 banger. Can't wait to retire for good (one more to get through college first) and then make a serious effort to use up my lead stash....

[Dirtdgger]

56 retired to my grandkids and cows. Just started casting bought a couple lee molds been working out the bugs. I got the lead bug everywhere I go I'm looking for lead. Got about 100lbs of Lino and mono 3 5gal buckets of ww. Pure lead been hard to find only about 50lbs. Still working the alloy mix been making Lyman #2 so far. Got in on some mihec group buys can't wait till I get them. Been spending a lot of time in the reloading room a lot of time. By the way has anyone seen my wife!

[happyfast79]

25 and i started reloading when i was 16 and spend most of my " spendin" money on guns or bullets or shootin related items, just started casting this year and love it! have a 25, 50 and 100 yard range out my back door.

[jwmprock]

65, retired, terminal cancer but feeling okay at the present. Cast first bullet at age 12 (cousin and I melted down silver coins (remember those?) and cast a few for his 44 special S&W back when it was really S&W. Shot crappy but fun. One son (rabid shooter), two daughters (one who packs an SP101 .357), one who isn't into guns. Two granddaughters, one just married, wedding present was an S&W 617 .22LR. Teaching son alll I know about casting, shooting, gunsmithing in the time remaining. He'll be the prime benficiary of my collection of 60 plus guns, some colllectors items, mostly shooters, specializing in long range, reach out and touch something (someone?) rifles, from .22/250 Ackley to 7mm STW, currently building two Savage target actions into long range varmint rigs. Cast for .44 Mag Bullberry Contender, .357 Mag Bullberry Contender and Ruger SP101, 9mm Browning HiPower, .218 Bee Bullberry Contender for an endless supply of plinking ammo, 30/06 for MI Garand, .308 for M14, my "liberated" national match rifle from US Army rifle teamm days, .380ACP for a couple of pocket pistols. Wife has CW permit, carries SP101 357 loaded with 110gr HP and max charges of 2400. She'll be keeping several guns, her 20 gauge Beretta shotguns, the SP101, a Beretta .22 pocket auto, Colt Mustang .380. Entire family is right wing rednecks, don't know how I managed to pull that off in this day and age. I used to get complaints from their teachers about their "ultra conservative, radical opinions." Proud to get those kind of complaints!

[NHGrumpyGramps]

62, I have been casting and reloading since my dad started me off at age 12. We used to have weekly casting/ reloading sessions every week and shot it up every weekend. We did that until I graduated from high school. I still have all of his molds and reloading equipment and still use it. My two kids (daugther and son) have also been shooters since they were young, but both have moved away and don't seem to have the time anymore. They have never gotten into casting and reloading but they do like to use up the ammo that dad makes. I plan to pass on all my guns and reloading stuff to them and hope that they will be able to pick up where I left off.

[marvelshooter]

54. I have been casting on and off for 15 years and really got going again recently. I don't cast to hunt. I am a Bullseye pistol shooter and we go through a lot of .45 ammo. I also am getting ready to start casting for an old Winchester .38-55 that my Dad left me.

[Crawdaddy]

50.5 , 6 kids , 6 grandchildren , 2 dogs, 2 cats and 7 fish. Oh and a saint for a wife.

Casting for 8 months.

[jfischer]

48 and I still remember when that seemed old. I have recently reconsiderd what is old and have come up with 70. Hopefully I will get the chance to reconsider one more time in my life.

[Longarm]

I'll be 30 in March. Shooting since I was 5, reloading about 2 years, started flirting with casting last winter.

[scattershot]

65, shooting since about age 6, reloading for about 35 years now, cast off and on. Getting back into it, though.

[altitude_19]

26. Been shooting 12 years. Reloading for 1.5. Casting for about 3 minutes. Just joined a local club where I am the youngest member.
As to why...
I socialize just fine with everyone at the club, from middle age to old-timer. I think there's a media gap. Word of mouth just isn't fast enough. Get a few more shooters on the internet, start an email newsletter, get a club facebook page, etc and you'll probably reach a few more young guns. Just a theory at this point.

[sharpshooter3040]

I am 53, been shooting since I was 5, deer hunting at 9,re-loading and casting since I was 10. My dad always believed the younger you learn something the better you retain it. I have three kids, 2 boys 28,24 both shoot, hunt and cast. One girl who casually shoots. All three taught at age 6

[7of7]

49,.. did a bunch of reloading for my dad when I was a kid, afterschool.. Dad did all the casting as he didn't want me playing with hot lead.. But then again, I was around 12 at the time..
Got back into it a couple years ago.. and have a nice small collection..