Jevyod
11-08-2022, 10:07 AM
After a 4-5 year hiatus I decided to get back into casting. Fortunately I had kept my lead pot. I got a cheap Lee 35-200 for my 358 Winchester. Got some COWW for free, purchased a bit of pewter, and ready to go again. Fired up the pot last eve and cast a few to make sure I can still do it. The new lee mold worked well, after a few reps it was dropping nice usable bullets. I will be powder coating them and loading them up with some Reloader 7 and seeing how they shoot.
The biggest reason I started again was that bullet prices keep creeping up. Most .358 bullets start at .40-.45 each and go up from there. With what I paid for the pewter, gator checks, and powder, I figured they will cost me .05 or .06 each. I like that! If I can get 1800-2000 fps with accuracy under 2" at 100 yards I will be happy. Plan on sticking one through the ribs of a deer this season to see how they perform, figure they will do well!
https://i.postimg.cc/9fjxSk4h/bullet.jpg (https://postimg.cc/fVBjSBj2)
The biggest reason I started again was that bullet prices keep creeping up. Most .358 bullets start at .40-.45 each and go up from there. With what I paid for the pewter, gator checks, and powder, I figured they will cost me .05 or .06 each. I like that! If I can get 1800-2000 fps with accuracy under 2" at 100 yards I will be happy. Plan on sticking one through the ribs of a deer this season to see how they perform, figure they will do well!
https://i.postimg.cc/9fjxSk4h/bullet.jpg (https://postimg.cc/fVBjSBj2)