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Keep in mind that the 10 twist barrel tends to favor loads below 2000fps.

My std Garand really liked the 210gn bullets at 1900fps. It would function with 165gn bullets at 2100fps, but, they were...

If you don't want to go with Smoke's offerings then Eastwood Ford Light Blue is the most foolproof I have used.

My pot is around the same temp. Molds are preheated on a hotplate to around 350F.

I have never had an issue here in southern NM either. The bullet lube that sits in my garage does not even go out of round (2500+).

Like Larry, I do not leave my ammo in the direct sunlight on...

I'm only 70 and am casting more bullets per year than I ever did before.

So far I still enjoy it and I like the results I get. I enjoy getting decent accuracy from cast bullets at longer ranges. ...

I am a soda jerk so a can is always around (unless I am around a pot of melted lead).

I'm like Don. The only bullets I keep in 'storage' are jacketed.

You can't change the alloy. You can change the hardness of the alloy if you heat treat. You can increase the hardness of most alloys if you water cool from the oven. I air cool so there is no...

Baking them past the mfgs minimum makes for a fully cured coating that has a lower friction. The one time I tried shortcutting the baking process I got bullets that needed more force to size.

It...

We measured a few hundred of them before we got tired of it. Then we just lubed and shot them. Worked great, even for my father-in-law who was a Navy bullseye shooter.

Yep, we did measure them. .452 and .358 as cast.

I hate loading cast for my 9mm so I just buy plated bullets for it.

At least close, yes.

I shoot my .308 out to long ranges (500+). The vel of a load changes more from day to day than the difference in lube vs PC. Here is a 100yd test. Same day, same range,...

For a long time Lee molds were designed to drop a CWW alloy bullet ready to load. I did that exact thing with my .45's and .357. Cast, pan lube and load. Didn't own a lubesizer or size dies until...

Time to prep the bullets is a huge variable, depending on how you are processing.

You can PC 500-1000 bullets (or more) in one batch with a std size oven. If you are careful in mold purchasing...

All of my .30 cal bullets are loaded too jam into the lands. But, I don't hunt and my range is 'uncontrolled' so removing a stuck round is a simple process.

FWIW some of my most accurate loads...

I have shot enough groups (hundreds of groups from 100 to 500yd) with lubed vs PC to know that there is no difference accuracy wise. There is more variation in the cast bullet itself than the...

Out here I frequently shoot in blowing dust. Even if I wiped all the oil off there would be enough 'sticky' left to attract the dirt. Enough that I could tell when cleaning there was sand in the...

If you want accurate control on the nose sizing then make a ram for the bullet. I 'over filled' a shell holder with JB Weld and then drilled a hole in it as close to bullet body size as I could get....

I've had several molds and sizing bushings from him. All were shipped quickly and have worked flawlessly.

Have run a small business before and I give folks like that a LOT of leeway. One...

It is simple. If you have a lube sizer and like using it and the performance of your bullets is what you want, then why change? Just keep doing it the way you have been doing it.

I went to PC a...

16inch Navy gun, 2500fps. Uses black powder. :)

Never say never. First, Accurate molds will modify the size of their bullets, including the nose section. I did that with the bore rider that I use now.

Many of the Lee rifle designs are bore...

And if you buy the NOE bushing sizer system then it is a real bargain since you can easily pick the exact size you want for each gun.

Only been wearing mine for 30 years, but, yes, the 'tink' has happened MANY times. Reinforced when those 'tinks' also result in a bit of something that is embedded in my cheek :)

Pistol bullets I size after PC. No lube.

Rifle bullets that I PC are a bit more complex. Cast, seat and size with GC, nose size (both .001 undersize), powder coat, size body and nose size again...