Hello all! I've been enjoying the forums for the last few days so I registered as a member this evening.
I'm 58,spent 35 1/2 years in the glass industry...the last 20 turning sand into glass.
My Dad started me hunting and shooting when I was pretty young. My first experiences with molten lead was casting sinkers before I was old enough to drive, I started reloading when I was 22 and into black powder also. 20 years or so ago I started casting for .45ACP.
I reload for rifle,pistol,and shotgun and have taken a lot of game with my loads.
A few years ago I happened on to the 13gr. of Red Dot load and have been using it to shoot-up the odds and ends and partial boxes of 308 bullets that I've accumulated and since I've had so much fun doing that I decided to explore casting .30 cal. bullets...gas checks and all.
Over the years I've smelted and made ingots of whatever lead that I had...soft lead,hard lead,cowws,range scrap,pipe,and sheet lead...now I see that I should have kept it separated instead of melting together what ever I had at the time. The good thing is that for several years I've bought bar solder when I could find it cheap and have about 45 lbs of babbit.
Anyhow,I just wanted to say Hello and introduce myself and I believe it's going to be a Good Time.
Keep on keepin' on