Most Popular Handgun Boolit Size?

[metweezer]

I would like to know which boolit size is cast the most by CB Members. Handguns only. I myself am casting for 9mm which I have been informed is not a very popular size to cast. How about the rest of y'all? :lovebooli

[Colorado4wheel]

9mm mostly.

[Hickory]

Equal number of 32's and 44's

[357shooter]

38/357 is all I cast and 99.9% of what I shoot. The rest is .22 long in a Ruger semi-auto.

[slide]

38 special,45 acp

[williamwaco]

.357s various types

[462]

.357 rn, rnfn, wc, swcgc
.44 swc
.45 rn, swc

[Blammer]

44
45

[ktw]

454 (Colt)
359 (Special)
314 (H&R Mag)

[zomby woof]

45 acp is my favorite. Easy to load. easy to cast. Fun to shoot.

[Dirtdgger]

38/357
44
45

[HammerMTB]

I thought for sure the answer would already have been
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.001" over bore diameter! :bigsmyl2:

Right now I cast for 9MM
38/357
40/10MM
.44
.45
.45 cap and ball
.50 muzzleloader
and soon
.500 S&W
If most popular is most lead sent downrange it is .40/10MM
If most fun per bang then .44
but they're all fun.
I have so many boolits cast, I'm trying to think of ways to use 'em up so I can cast more.
Is there a Caster's Anonymous? :takinWiz:

[avogunner]

38/357
45 ACP
45 Colt

[Char-Gar]

38/357
44 Spl and Mag
45 ACP/AR
45 Colt

[stubshaft]

Most popular size is either a 44 or 45. I cast for 357,44, 45, 500, 512. Out of those the hands down leader in pure numbers is the 45cal. followed by the 512".

[357 Voodoo]

357/38

[garym1a2]

9mm/45acp

[onondaga]

.458 Win Mag
.308 Win
7.62X39mm
.223
.500 S&W
30-30

Gary

[btroj]

Over the years I have cast more 38s than anything. May not be my most shot in any one month of year but over the years it wins, easily.

[canyon-ghost]

I have 9mm too.

22 hornet, 32-20, 32magnum, 7mm, 41magnum, 44 special

[Sheriff]

.32's for a .32-20 and .45's for the .45 colt

[whisler]

38/357, then 45ACP

[HammerMTB]

.458 Win Mag
.308 Win
7.62X39mm
.223
.500 S&W
30-30

Gary

That's either a lotta 'tender barrels or them's rifles, not hand cannons!

[Az Rick]

For me, 38/.357 and .44spl. and Mag.

[PackerFan]

38/357 is mostly what I load, although I'm just starting casting.

[turbo1889]

Kind of an answer to a different question that I think you are asking between the lines.

The two easiest pistol cartridges to load cast boolits for are generally thought to be the 45-ACP and 38-spl. A complete newbie with just a little bit of guidance can usually get his first home cast boolits to shoot within acceptable standards on his first try with those two and it doesn't take much more work to get them to shoot cast as good or better then jacketed.

For rifles the 30-30 is about in the same line.

[bpratl]

I started casting 9mm then 45 acp. I get a real pleasure when mining, casting, loading and shooting them.

[bobthenailer]

The handgun calibers i currently cast for are, 7mm ihmsa , 32/20 , 380 , 9mm , 38 super , 38 special , 357 mag , 44 mag , 45 acp & 454 casull. not sure wich one ive shot the most , but my guess would be 357 mag or 45 acp

[beagle]

Loads of .38 Special/.357 Magnum and 9mm, a goodly amount of .44 Special/.44 Magnum and a smattering of .45 ACP/.45 Colt./beagle

[captaint]

For me it's 38's and way more 45's. Some 41's now and then. They're all good. Mike

[NoZombies]

Hmm... for handguns, in the order of shooting it would be it would be:

.32
.38
.45
.44
.9mm/380
.22

[Harter66]

9mm,38/357, 124TLTC,158 RNFP,150SWC often swapped around in all 3.

45 Colts, 255RNFP,200SWC,RB.

[Horace]

44 Special

[44man]

Just revolvers for me. Except for RB muzzle loaders.
.357 ( for friends.)
.44
.45 Colt
.45 cap and ball
.475
.500 JRH
I forgot 45-70!

[superior]

The original magnum that won the west...45Colt

[Lizard333]

38/357, 40, and 45 acp. Top 3

[Humbo]

38/357 and 454 Casull mostly, but also 500 S&W, 45 Colt and 44 mag, in that order.

[mdi]

In order of number cast:
.44 Cal. by far (Lyman 429421, Lyman 429244, Lee 240 SWC T/L, Ranchdog 265 RFNGC)
.38 Cal. (Lyman 357446, Lyman 358091, Lee 158 SWC)
.45 Cal (Lyman 452374)
.432" Round Ball (Wrist Rocket Ammo)

[hornady]

I think my mold would tell it best
Lyman 4 cavity in 9MM, 357 GC, 45ACP
Lyman 2 Cavity in 45LC
RCBS 2 cavity in 40S&W and a 38 Spc,
The rest are 2 cavity Rifle. But it would be a toss up between 9MM and 45Acp. Those semi-autos eat the lead up fast.

[bigjason6]

Looks like I'm the only .40 S&W man here...

[Mavrick]

I'd have to say that in pure production numbers, the 175grTC boolit for a .40 S&W from a 6-holer and the 230grRN for the .45Auto from a 4-holer would most likely. For the "fun gun" the several 210grSWCs(with their cousins, the 200grSWCHP in the same molds) for the .41s would be the winner.
I got a GBmold a bit ago, a 4-holer, for a boolit that comes from a speedloader into my M58 S&W for rapid-fire competition, but I haven't cast a lot with it yet. I'll wait 'til I have settled on a load, for production.
Welcome to the addiction.
Have fun,
Gene

[wcp4570]

I would love to have the amount of lead that I've cast and sent down range since 1970. I started with the 38/357 then quickly added other calibers as follows, 45ACP, 41Mag, 44Spec/Mag, 45Colt, 30Herrett, 40S&W, and 9mm. I keep a Dillon 650 busy loading for myself, son, and a couple of grand kids. Lead is getting hard to find these days and only have 3 five gallon buckets of WW's on hand. Forgot the Ruger 30Carbine, cast for that as well.

wcp

[casterofboolits]

09/380, 38/357, 40 S&W, 41 AE, 41 Mag, 44, 45 Colt. All in several weights and styles.

[gwilliams2]

9mm for the whole family and 40 for my son and I.

[blackbike]

357 most 45 auto. next

[colt 357]

well I cast in 9mm luger and .40 S&W. Gun Show in October hope after the gun show I well add .357

[Benji40]

38
45

[garbear]

357/38 only hand gun I own is a Ruger sp101.
Garbear.

[ocelott]

38spec
357 mag
45 acp
45 colt

Right now I'm shooting more of the 45 colt than any thing else

[Shoot66]

.38/.357
.452

[LUCKYDAWG13]

357 / 44mag / 454 casull / and the next one ?

[cbrick]

22 Hornet, 223
6.5mm Ugalde, 6.5mm TCU, 6.5 BR
7mm TCU, 7BR
32-20
30 Carbine
30 BR, 308 win
30-30
35 Cal - 38 & 357
41 Mag
44 Special, 44 Mag
45 ACP, 45 Colt

Which one gets used the most is always switching around but the 357 Mag would nearly always be at or near the top, of late the 308 Win has been sending quite a few down range. The 30 Carbine Ruger is my newest revolver and has been getting a lot of use, what this gun with a 130 gr HP does to a ground squirrel is simply amazing.

Rick

[W.R.Buchanan]

. Four Four I also cast some other sizes, but for pistols Four Four.

Randy