Bullet Casting

[Grumpy Wolverine]

How many of you out there cast your own bullets? if so what calibers do you cast for? Do you use traditional lube or powder coat them?

I'm a caster and I thoroughly enjoy it.. I cast for a lot of different calibers as most of what I shoot personally are long obsolete so casting is really the only way. I hunt mostly with cast as well.

I'm looking forward to hearing what you are all doing.

Grumpy

[Johnnyjeepster]

I’m casting 45,10mm,308,45-70

I powder coat, tried wax and the powder coating I’m getting better results.

[Ruger007]

Cast for 12ga slug, 38, 9mm, 41, 44, 45, 10mm. Mostly powder coat or the lee lube. Never had any issues with leading except for some hot 357 loads with the lee lube. I was a bit stingy with it.

[Janeau]

Casting - 45/70, 45/75, 45/60,( different weight) 38 special WC, .357 SWC, 44 special WC., .44 mag, 45 colt.

[johnrw]

Cast for:

.577 Snider and 577/450 Martini - and I use a home brew lube with these made from beeswax, lanolin and lard.

For 303, 44Mag, 357/38 I use a traditional lyman sizer/lube press - so I can add the gas checks.

for .310 cadet and .455 Webley - I tumble lube in the lee liquid alox

[Grumpy Wolverine]

I cast for 45-70, 45-90, 45-75, 40-82, 40-72, 35 wcf, 38-55, 50-70, 38-40, 44-40, 30-30, 30-40 krag, 44 mag, 45 colt, 25-20, 33 wcf, 348 Winchester, some muzzle-loaders and shotgun slugs too.

I pretty much strictly powder coat now as it works so well, to the point I even powder coat my minie balls for my old enfields (I still grease the lubes though).

[Grumpy Wolverine]

Cast for:

.577 Snider and 577/450 Martini - and I use a home brew lube with these made from beeswax, lanolin and lard.

For 303, 44Mag, 357/38 I use a traditional lyman sizer/lube press - so I can add the gas checks.

for .310 cadet and .455 Webley - I tumble lube in the lee liquid alox

What molds do you use for the .577 and the 577/450? I've got a buddy been wondering if I would cast him some for his snider

[johnrw]

I got both Snider and Martini molds from Martyn at x-ring Services

xringservices at yahoo.com

Snider #60-530XR

Martini #47-475XR - this is the grease groove one - he also does a paper patch mold.

He does cases for the Snider/Martini as well, when he can get the 24 ga brass.

[vagrantviking]

What molds do you use for the .577 and the 577/450? I've got a buddy been wondering if I would cast him some for his snider

Curious about molds for those calibers too. I did some .462" for someone with a 577-450 but I think they often need larger diameter.

Almost everything I reload is cast and many are oddball chamberings. Probably have around a hundred molds at this point.

[.30/06 FTW]

My buddy casts for 9mm, .45, and 7.62x25. I'm going to get him to teach me how to do it this summer hopefully so I can start making my own as I have a lot more calibres I need bullets for. He only powdercoats. He also makes buckshot, and has a shotmaker to make birdshot for trap and skeet.