Mortonspoint
02-15-2014, 04:43 PM
I'm new to casting and in fact haven't even casted one bullet yet. But I'm getting everything together.
I'm trying to do this all on the cheap or as cheap as possible. I don't mind spending money when necessary, like for a quality mold, but just buying stuff because it's sold by casting companies, when garage sale items or good will store items will work just as well, is not what I'm into. I'd rather spend my money on lead.
I'm only interested in casting bullets for my M1 Garand (30-06) right now. I'm interested in using a Lyman 311365 mold. This mold produces a very pointed bullet. So my questions are:
Can I size these bullets using the Lee push through sizer? And what size sizer do I need (.309, .310, .311) whether it's a Lee or whoever? I will need to put gas check on them too and I'm thinking of using the shake and bake method of Powder coating them instead of lube, though lube is also an option. If I do use a lube I'd like just pan lube them so I don't need to use a sizer that lubes them.
Thanks.
I'm trying to do this all on the cheap or as cheap as possible. I don't mind spending money when necessary, like for a quality mold, but just buying stuff because it's sold by casting companies, when garage sale items or good will store items will work just as well, is not what I'm into. I'd rather spend my money on lead.
I'm only interested in casting bullets for my M1 Garand (30-06) right now. I'm interested in using a Lyman 311365 mold. This mold produces a very pointed bullet. So my questions are:
Can I size these bullets using the Lee push through sizer? And what size sizer do I need (.309, .310, .311) whether it's a Lee or whoever? I will need to put gas check on them too and I'm thinking of using the shake and bake method of Powder coating them instead of lube, though lube is also an option. If I do use a lube I'd like just pan lube them so I don't need to use a sizer that lubes them.
Thanks.