dsol
05-27-2012, 07:34 PM
Okay, I have been reading and reading for the last several months and now have a few questions. Little background first; I am just starting to cast my own. My 12 yr old son had developed a strong affection for my .357 wheel guns and lever action Rossi plus my Rossi 45LC. I am going to find me a Blackhawk to go with that so I dont have to download it and shoot the same rounds through both.
My .357's are an L frame S&W, Model 19, Ruger 3" SP101 and Blackhawk with 6-1/2 inch barrel. Got a Rossi 16" large loop carbine to play "Rifleman" with. Been wanting one of those for 20 years, finally broke down and got me one last last year.
My son wants to shoot the thumpers, he likes recoil and shooting regular to hot loads, no 2.7 bullseye wadcutter stuff for him. Anyway, he (we actually but I am blaming him) shot up all my 45LC and a good deal of my .357's. Whenever we hit the range, we end up going though 300 to 400 rounds not counting untold 22lr. Getting too expensive to feed his (our) habit with just handloading, so I decided to start casting for plinking.
Scrounged about 400lbs of lead in wheel weights, range scrap and roof flashing to start. Going to alloy up 50/50 flashing and wheel weights then water drop them. Got a big cast iron pot to process the dirty stuff ad make ingots for alloying later at boolit making time. Just need to find a good hot plate to use with it, one from a department store wont get hot enough to melt wax almost. Need to find an older one at a yard sale or thrift shop I guess.
Lee 20lb bottom pour pot and 6 gang Lee TL .357 mold purchased to start. I was playing around melting some of my cleaner lead sheeting in the Lee pot to make some ingots. Decided to heat up the mold and try a little just for fun. Got good boolits after 4 or 5 pours and decided it was fun. Tossed them all back in the pot since they were too soft for real use, but I had to try it out.
I want to find me some molds for the 45lc and a 9mm carbine. Thinking of the Ranch Dog for the 45LC and maybe even for the 9mm. I llike the 6 gang mold idea so we can make lots in a seating. How hard can you push tumble lubed boolits? Will we be able to run stout (not 100% but maybe 90 to 95% loads) in them all. Can tumble lube handle that okay?
I am in on the group buy for the MiHec 360640 mold later this summer for the .357 also. Has anyone tried that style of boolit with tumble lubing? Can it be done okay and could it be shot unsized?
Thanks all!
My .357's are an L frame S&W, Model 19, Ruger 3" SP101 and Blackhawk with 6-1/2 inch barrel. Got a Rossi 16" large loop carbine to play "Rifleman" with. Been wanting one of those for 20 years, finally broke down and got me one last last year.
My son wants to shoot the thumpers, he likes recoil and shooting regular to hot loads, no 2.7 bullseye wadcutter stuff for him. Anyway, he (we actually but I am blaming him) shot up all my 45LC and a good deal of my .357's. Whenever we hit the range, we end up going though 300 to 400 rounds not counting untold 22lr. Getting too expensive to feed his (our) habit with just handloading, so I decided to start casting for plinking.
Scrounged about 400lbs of lead in wheel weights, range scrap and roof flashing to start. Going to alloy up 50/50 flashing and wheel weights then water drop them. Got a big cast iron pot to process the dirty stuff ad make ingots for alloying later at boolit making time. Just need to find a good hot plate to use with it, one from a department store wont get hot enough to melt wax almost. Need to find an older one at a yard sale or thrift shop I guess.
Lee 20lb bottom pour pot and 6 gang Lee TL .357 mold purchased to start. I was playing around melting some of my cleaner lead sheeting in the Lee pot to make some ingots. Decided to heat up the mold and try a little just for fun. Got good boolits after 4 or 5 pours and decided it was fun. Tossed them all back in the pot since they were too soft for real use, but I had to try it out.
I want to find me some molds for the 45lc and a 9mm carbine. Thinking of the Ranch Dog for the 45LC and maybe even for the 9mm. I llike the 6 gang mold idea so we can make lots in a seating. How hard can you push tumble lubed boolits? Will we be able to run stout (not 100% but maybe 90 to 95% loads) in them all. Can tumble lube handle that okay?
I am in on the group buy for the MiHec 360640 mold later this summer for the .357 also. Has anyone tried that style of boolit with tumble lubing? Can it be done okay and could it be shot unsized?
Thanks all!