I’m glad that I started casting seriously about the time the WWW and shooting forums really got going. Saved me many of the pitfalls that Gnoahh mentions as pertains to bullet hardness and fit. I had older friends who shot cast bullets and they were hung up on super hard bullets as a way to combat leading. Straight Lino was right where they liked their bullets. One of them would go as far as to trade a gun off if it leaded badly with his bullets. In reality all he needed in most cases was a different sizer die.
I got going pretty early in my journey worrying more about fit and uniform throats in revolvers and it saved me lots of heartache.
I use almost nothing but COWW with a small amount of tin added. With good lube and a good fit it works fine for everything I do, revolvers and pistols from 700fps to rifle bullets at 2200fps. I’m sure I could alloy my pistol bullets softer but I only have one pot and a ready supply of COWW.
