Found a 10.5lb chunk of lead in my grandads old shed. Is this a sign that I need to start casting?
Does this mean I have to start casting my own bullets now?
- Thread starter PanhandleGlocker
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Either that or or just tell people you're into heavy metal now.
Yep. You're obligated now. Accept your fate. The upside is at least you can powder coat them these days!
Ya already have the "gun guy" thing going so may as well go full gun nut!! No sense in half measures!! 
Very timely.
I say yes you should begin casting.
I have been melting lead since I was 12 but then it was for making sinkers for fishing.
I made molds from wood.
Well drilled holes in the wood and poured lead into them and had a bent copper wire inserted into the holes to tie my line to.
I have often wondered if I could make a bullet mold the same way.
I think I can.
I say yes you should begin casting.
I have been melting lead since I was 12 but then it was for making sinkers for fishing.
I made molds from wood.
Well drilled holes in the wood and poured lead into them and had a bent copper wire inserted into the holes to tie my line to.
I have often wondered if I could make a bullet mold the same way.
I think I can.
Is it lead or babbitt
It scrapes shiny
Absolutely, go for it!
It's a satisfying hobby to get into but understand that it is also another money pit.
Lead melter; either a dedicated unit or go with the cast iron and ladle on a turkey fryer. Then bullet molds (or is it moulds?). Bullet sizers, powder coat paint, a small oven, cookie sheets, more bullet molds. That ladle sucks, I need the nice Lyman ladle.
Then get tired of ladling bullets and buy the Lee 4-20 pot. This is great but that RCBS lead pot looks sexy.
Lee aluminum molds work great but then you find out how much better the steel molds from Lyman are.
Wait, there's a company that makes sweet molds from brass!
Yeah, it's another money pit but I say go for it.
It's a satisfying hobby to get into but understand that it is also another money pit.
Lead melter; either a dedicated unit or go with the cast iron and ladle on a turkey fryer. Then bullet molds (or is it moulds?). Bullet sizers, powder coat paint, a small oven, cookie sheets, more bullet molds. That ladle sucks, I need the nice Lyman ladle.
Then get tired of ladling bullets and buy the Lee 4-20 pot. This is great but that RCBS lead pot looks sexy.
Lee aluminum molds work great but then you find out how much better the steel molds from Lyman are.
Wait, there's a company that makes sweet molds from brass!
Yeah, it's another money pit but I say go for it.
