OK here's the deal. I have a mold that makes 20 00 buckshot at a time. I have a friend who owns a couple of tire stores and I have unlimited used wheel weights. I have a propane burner, couple of pots, ladle etc and want to make my own buckshot. Can you pro's out there give me some tips, directions etc. The last time I saw anything like this done was 40 years ago when my dad and grandpa used a pot on the stove to make lead decoy weights. Do I need to do anything besides melting the lead in the pot, pouring it into the mold and voila...lead buckshot by the 20 batch? Help !!!! Also if you have any favorite recipes for reloading, I have a 12 ga that shoots 2 3/4 to 3 1/2 shells and would like to reload mainly 3" but also some 3 1/2" preferably with buffering because I read that it really helps the pattern. Does it help that much at say 40 or 50 yards or is that just an old wives tale....thanks guys !!!