Originally Posted by HuntnShoot
Originally Posted by bwinters
Dwayne - nice revolver and set-up. I don't plan to feed it a steady diet of full house loads but is nice to know it can handle it and the occasional overload.

I'm thinking 2400 and a 170 hard cast are in the near future for my gun. If I could only find some 170 gr gas checked hard cast..........


I got into casting last winter. It is easy to get good results with my own cast bullets--far easier than I believed. Why not invest in a mould and a bit of casting equipment? I am now addicted, and for far less than mail-order, I can shoot alloys I want to. Lee makes cheap, decent intro stuff that works well from my experience, but I think they don't have the mould you want. Lyman does, and Saeco has a 180FN, both of which are available at Midway. I started with several Lee moulds because I was sure I was going to screw a mould or two up during the learning curve. It hasn't happened, and I like all of the Lees I have.



I've looked into this a couple times, even have a furnace. My issue is finding lead. I can't seem to find a source locally for wheelweights. Lead prices online aren't that much less than buying ready made bullets.

Where are you sourcing your lead?


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