When is un-sized boolits too big?

[Petrol & Powder]

I'd say considering your gear, you're doing pretty well !
A bottom pour pot or a real ladle would be a huge improvement.
I've only been casting for a few years so I'm not a great source of info on that. I have been reloading for many years and I agree that if the cartridge will chamber you'll be fine. My guess is you're not going to get those .362" bullets to chamber if that's an accurate measurement. I concur with Old Caster that the more uniform (consistent) your bullets are, the greater the accuracy potential. Given your .3575" throat diameter, I'd say sizing to .358 would work just fine. Also, you can abandon the water dropping.

[imashooter2]

So, I'm farsighted, and my bifocals need updating. I had to use a lupe to see what you were referring to. I do thing I have about 15 "good enough" ones.

Is this more of what I'm looking for or are these also remelts?

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Also used a better camera!

Unfortunately, the board is having a real problem with pictures right now and I cannot view your attachment. Others are having the same issue.

[wbrco]

Several comments were correct, I loaded one into a dummy .38 case and it won't chamber into my NMBH. Looks like I'm buying a sizer.

[srd]

Nice looking bullets for what you are doing and have invested for a fist timer. Pick out the best ones and remelt the rest. Buy a Lee push through die and tumble lube...fire away and enjoy them. Make sure you read the stickie on using Lee alox...it will go further and work better. I started out with something similar 30 years ago... except for the Lee sizer die of course. Welcome to a rewarding and interesting hobby !