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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NikatKimber" data-source="post: 841837" data-attributes="member: 423">I'm using mostly Lee Tumble Lube molds. Are they premium quality? no. But they get the job done to start.What you'll need specific to lead casting, is a pot to melt the lead in, a ladle of some sort, and the molds. Then, for beginners, a camp stove will work. Also, you'll want some sort of metal tray that you can put a little bit of water in the bottom of to drop the molded bullets into.If you can find a source of lead and tin, you can save. But at just 5-6 cents per bullet to buy cast, it's not worth buying lead / alloy to cast for plinking bullets. Plus, it's slow. I'm using scrap lead left over from when my father in law was using the molds, so my cost right now is the time. But it took me - as a relative noob to this - nearly 5 hours to cast 500 .38 bullets.Best safety tip I can offer, is be very careful when adding solid lead to the already melted lead in the pot. If there is any water or liquids on it, it can pop violently enough to throw lead bullets back out of the liquid, along with drops of hot liquid lead that WILL burn you.Good luck! and YMMV</blockquote>