I'm not trying to be a jerk, but you are sticking your toe into a fairly complex hobby. In this hobby as with all hobbies, you can get by, maybe, with superficial knowledge and effort and get some pretty discouraging results generally. If you want to devote some time and effort, you will find this to be one of the most satisfying and sensible and affordable areas of your firearm journey. I unreservedly recommend handbooks by Lyman and Lee...to learn the 'abc's', then as you begin to understand the craft, go to 'cast boolits' and read the 'sticky's on every segment from raw materials to pulling the trigger. It will save you years of mistakes and learning the hard way. And ...you will end up with useable bullets for any firearm, regardless of political regime changes.
