Starting casting

[Cowboy T]

For cast bullet lube, I use Liquid-Alox. It's a little smoky when you fire it, but it sure does work well. Experience has taught ne not to be shy with it.

I do like the powder-coating idea, though. That's getting more popular, and it's something I may need to try. But that aluminum-NASA "gas check" actually sounds kinda cool; Space-Age bullets! :-D

For fluxing your lead, sawdust does a fine job. If you have a source of sawdust, just use that.

[Capt.Dunsel]

Those were my first cast bullets. It was easier than I expected. Reading a lot on castboolits definitely helped. Will get better and easier I’m sure.

Powdercoating was super easy. But don’t use tinfoil under the boolits - unless you like the NASA like thin aluminum gas checks! [emoji38]

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You can try parchment paper or the Reynolds wrap non stick aluminum foil , it works pretty good .

Give him a bit , the expert will be by . He likes to troll my posts , is he a stalker ?

[croue]

For cast bullet lube, I use Liquid-Alox. It's a little smoky when you fire it, but it sure does work well. Experience has taught ne not to be shy with it.

I do like the powder-coating idea, though. That's getting more popular, and it's something I may need to try. But that aluminum-NASA "gas check" actually sounds kinda cool; Space-Age bullets! :-D

For fluxing your lead, sawdust does a fine job. If you have a source of sawdust, just use that.

[TKM]

Look into berm mining. If there are any local "shooting spots" just dig a couple of coffee cans worth of bullets out of the backstop. The alloy is already right and it's free.

Melt down the scrap and scoop the jackets and other garbage off of the top. Just be careful not to dump anything wet or moist into the pot. The resulting steam explosion throws molten lead a surprising distance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvvr7Qe-aN8

[croue]

[ar15barrels]

With the end of free lead from lead wheel weights, it's not really a good time to be casting common stuff like 9mm or 45 that you can buy for barely a little more than the raw materials costs.
I reserve casting to the less common and lower volume bullets now to save the stash of raw materials I have saved up.

[jsanch03]

[devster55]

With the end of free lead from lead wheel weights, it's not really a good time to be casting common stuff like 9mm or 45 that you can buy for barely a little more than the raw materials costs.
I reserve casting to the less common and lower volume bullets now to save the stash of raw materials I have saved up.