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Posted: 11/30/2008 8:53:40 AM EDT
| I have just aquired all the stuff for casting my own bullets for free and I am wondering if there are any issues with shooting them. Like Fouling, diminished accuraccy , feeding problems, ect. it came with evrryhting except the 2 molds I have to buy . I already load my own and love it but I like to shoot a lot and thinking I should use my own cast bullets for target practice and plinking. and keep my fmjs and hollow points self defense. what do you guys think. |
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Lot of good info here:
Cast Bullet Notes If you're a fast reader, you should have it all down in a month or two 
From what I have seen , cast done right will out perform jacketed by every measure. Getting it right is the trick. I've been studying up myself, I want to start casting for my 44's by next spring. 
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They can be every bit as good or better in certain calibers/uses . The cost/savings/PITA factor will vary as well.
I recommend starting out with Lymans "Cast Bullet Handbook" and commercial cast bullets . Then move on to casting yourself if the use or possible savings presents itself. Casting bullets yourself isn't really something that saves much money unless it ends up being something you get satisfaction in just doing yourself and you can make the required time . I use quite a lot of cast bullets and I have all the required equipment (somewhere) but I don't believe I have actually cast any myself in 20 years. |
when I was in my 20s I shot and hunted almost every weekend. My wifes job required her to work on Sat. so it was awsome.. during the week I loved to reload and I loaded for everything. The came the KIDS!!! my oldest is 12 and I have built me a ammo shack literally 12X16 shack with power and AC and heat just for doing my loading and storing my shooting and hunting stuff. I am now finding a renewed vigor when it comes to reloading . It relaxes me , its my time, my hobbie I guess and now want to push it to the next level where I can shoot and make my own bullets. hopefully I can do it a bit cheaper. My friend works for a service company for 18 wheelers so I am going to ask him if he can get me the wheel weights from the rigs. I guess they weigh a pound each.
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| very new to this topic here so bear with me. i've considered casting my own bullets and have even begun to acquire the components. i have heard shooting non-jacketed bullets, those with lead exposed on the end where the gunpowder is. releases a gas that is dangerous to breath. i shoot IDPA for fun but have been weary of breathing some toxic gas or fume that i could have avoided. i'm very interested in nhsport's comments and would like to inquire further into the subject. all those who are in-the-know please enlighten me... |
| My only experiences with cast bullets were commercial ones for 45ACP and 357 mag. They loaded and shot just fine, but they were so dirty I finally changed back to copper jacketed. The 357mags gunked up my Smith & Wesson revolver and it was really a pain to clean the lead and burnt lube off the cylinder. The 45 (having no cylinder) was easier to clean but it still got WAY dirter than shooting copper jackets. |
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