I’m a self taught caster. Nobody I knew casted. I learned by reading the Lyman book and the directions that come in the box with Lee molds, and working out things to make boolits that I am satisfied with. I’m still figuring things out that work for me. I started because I wanted to shoot more and it grew into a great hobby to support my love of shooting. All I have casted with are Aluminum Lee molds. Some of the molds have admittedly required a little tweaking. The shop I buy my reloading supplies from stocks the Lee molds is why I started with them. The boolits I cast in them are pretty darn good. I just got a new mold to start casting for 9mm and started a thread about it that several of you graciously responded to. The same day I purchased the new Lee mold I cast these in it. These are representative of bullets I cast in the 13 Lee aluminum molds I have accumulated.
I have cast with nothing else to compare them to. I found this forum this year. I have been astounded by not only the knowledge that can be found here but also the number of fellow casters like me. One of the things this forum has opened my eyes to is all the different styles of premium molds available.
So what is the advantage of premium molds? Particularly molds other than the aluminum Lee molds I know how to tweak and cast with?
Willie