Duckhunter
01-18-2010, 12:20 AM
I know that this is an open ended question but there is so much I don't know about boolit casting that I don't know where to start. I have purchased a Lee 20# bottom pour pot and it looks like it will do what I need. I also have a 2 cavity mold that cast good looking boolits. I've had a few rejects but most are within .2grains of being the desired weight with this batch of lead (recovered from my local range)
This is a Lee mold and I bought it to cast bullets to be used with another die to swage 40 cal boolits using 9mm brass. However, these boolits look so good I want to shoot some of them in my handgun. I see all this info about tumble lube and/or stick lub, sizers and sizing dies, lube and lube heaters. I can cast boolits that look ok; what else do I need to shoot some of these?
If I make a "solid lube" can I grease my boolits with this and then run them through a sizer (Lee lube and size kit) or do I need another piece of equipment to lube my boolits?
Thanks for any advise you can give a new boolit maker.
This is a Lee mold and I bought it to cast bullets to be used with another die to swage 40 cal boolits using 9mm brass. However, these boolits look so good I want to shoot some of them in my handgun. I see all this info about tumble lube and/or stick lub, sizers and sizing dies, lube and lube heaters. I can cast boolits that look ok; what else do I need to shoot some of these?
If I make a "solid lube" can I grease my boolits with this and then run them through a sizer (Lee lube and size kit) or do I need another piece of equipment to lube my boolits?
Thanks for any advise you can give a new boolit maker.