I've been a longtime subscriber to Handloader and other Wolfe publications. Unlike a minority, I try not to nitpick or find too many points of contention with (most) writers when it comes to reloading and handloading and casting.
For me, it's always been about the result first and foremost, more than about the tools, or brand thereof, the methods (so long as they are safe and not abusive on the tools), and/or personal preference.
Some years ago, I got an offer in the mail that I couldn't turn down. Wolfe Publishing had spent a good deal of time going through their archives and scouring the microfisch in their libraries and in turn, scanning hundreds of pages of articles on almost exclusively bullet-casting and everything it entails--including loads for each specific caliber.
I ordered the DVD. It was kind of pricey if I remember correctly, but at the time, finding much of anything on bullet casting other than the Lyman stuff was difficult to do.
When the DVD came in, I popped it in the Big Mac computer in the office and was immediately happy with the purchase. Hundreds and hundreds of pages of scanned articles from writers, hunters, and handloaders of legend were right at my fingertips and just a mouseclick away!
Well, I'm sitting here on a cold Sunday night recovering from surgery and got to thinking about this collection. So out to the reloading shop I go and I come back in with the DVD. It's called "The Art Of Bullet Casting" and it has four huge volumes in it. They include:
• The Art Of Bullet Casting
• Bullet Making Annual, Volume I
• Bullet Making Annual, Volume II
• Cast Bullet Special Edition
Each volume has its own table of contents, articles, notes, etc. Everything under the sun is covered from makeup of alloy to smelting to sizing to lubing to fit to loading to temperature effects, etc etc etc etc and more.
I just did a basic Google search and found the DVD is available on Amazon and through a number of gun rags. Amazon has some copies that are running for $22.50, which is about a third or less than what I think I paid for the DVD when Wolfe first pitched it.
If you're new to casting, there is a LOT of very useful information all presented in articles for you. If you're experienced, you'll enjoy a lot of the writing. Me? I like having lots of information and data at hand. I'll probably make printing and organizing these articles and data sheets a "rainy day project" here in the next few months.
Just wanted to pass this along, especially to our newer members.
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Originally Posted by dromia
