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My dad bought a bunch of moulds at an auction, including two Lyman 358156s, Lyman 35863 4 cavity, two Lyman 429244s, a Lyman 358477, an Ideal 313445, and a Herter's 32154. Yeah, it was a pretty good...

I built a pid last year following what I found on here. It works good. This year, I wanted to mount the K thermocouple through the bottom of the pot, a Lee 4-20. I got what the seller said was a...

I like Lyman's 358429 for .38 Special and the RCBS 38-150 for .38 and .357.

I'm getting good results with the Lyman 452460 and Bullseye. I use them in two 1911s and one load works well in both.

My dad uses it in his Blackhawk .41 with bullets I cast for him. They are accurate and he reports clean burning and no significant leading. He applies a pretty heavy crimp.

Those RCBS moulds are good quality. I have three. I found a .41 at a gun show that was well used but well cared for and it's the best one I have. Casts great boolits. They typically weigh within one...

I wanted to expand the realm of my handloading and at the same time assure that I could always have boolits for my handguns. It's also a lot cheaper to cast them. A few hours a month gives me all I...

I don't wear gloves. I'm either a good looking rebel who plays by his own rules, or I've been lucky enough so far not to have learned the lesson the hard way. Seriously, though, gloves really take...

Bodine, I would like to thank you for posting this. I used your schematic to wire my PID, and it works great.

I'm going to buy an infrared thermometer this week. I got a mould at a gun show that seems to want to run hot. I'd like to know how hot.

I fashioned a holder out of a wire coat hanger. I shamelessly stole the idea from Cranium. It isn't a permanent mount, but I wanted something I could remove. I looked at something similar to what...

I built a PID based on information I found on this site. I tried it today and it works well. Having that kind of control over the alloy temp. is great. I didn't realize how much the temp. dropped...

Mine weigh around 220 grains using Lyman #2 from Rotometals. In the RCBS sheet with the mould, it says the Cowboy moulds need 20:1 alloy to get the advertised weight.

The sheet also says that an...

I made some of this the other day. I combined the ingredients in a clean pineapple can and heated them in my garage on a hot plate. I made a five ounce batch as the recipe is written to try out...

I put some oil on a cleaning patch and wipe the molds down with it. I keep them in the box they came in. I wipe the oil off before I use them again, but that's no thing.

I wait 24 hours before I size them. I only size and lube what I intend to load immediately, though.

I cast my first bullets today, too. .38s from a Lyman 358477. I rejected the first 150 of them learning the process but I did end up with a bunch that should work. I think I'm hooked.

What I do is give the barrel a good cleaning with JB. Sort of the cheapskate version of lapping the barrel. From what I understand, the break in procedure of firing rounds is to smooth out the bore....

I've got 500 cases (bought when Starline had them in stock) and a 1911 suitable for the conversion. Now I'm playing the 'time/money' waiting game. Like most, I've got too many gun projects going at...

I'm new to bullet casting and need some expert opinions to clear up a couple things. I got a Lyman 358477 mould and handles a month ago and a Lyman casting kit a week ago. I have what I need to cast...

.380
.38 Special
.357 Magnum
.45 ACP

.22 Hornet
.223
.22-250
.308
.30-06

I have a Rock Chucker Supreme and a Redding T-7. The T-7 is full of rifle dies right now. I've been trying for a year to get another turret head for it and nobody has had any.