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Re: Casting and handloading - moneymoneymoney
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:25 pm
by Rockrz
lrb111 wrote:Our range won't allow anyone to dig it up
Well, they oughtta let somebody dig it up cause you
know how lead is dangeous to the environment.
It's probably contributing to global warming...
Don't those people care about Mother Earth???
Hey, it might be worth it to go at 'em from that
liberal hippy viewpoint...unless of course you
think they may kick you out over it
Re: Casting and handloading - moneymoneymoney
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:14 pm
by DJB.45acp
flb_78 wrote:I just joined a gun club today here in Amarillo. They harvest about 200lbs of lead every month out of the sand pit and it's available to anyone who wants it.
I work with a guy that just joined that club. If I knew that I would be around for a year, I would join it too. It sounds like a great place to shoot, and getting the lead whenever you want is fantastic, as I haven't had any luck getting wheel weights yet.
Re: Casting and handloading - moneymoneymoney
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 1:47 pm
by Griz44
I have been sold on casting my own for a long time.
I buy foundry lead in 4/6/90 mix and add nothing else to it, do not even have to flux it most of the time.
I cast 11 calibers for pistol and rifle.
My pots and molds have paid for themselves many times over, not to mention all the fun I have doing it.
My setup?
Lee 10# bottom pots (3)
Lee 2 hole and 6 hole molds (20 or so)
Lee sizer dies on a Lee breechlock press
I use a homemade lanolin and alcohol lube for sizing, why waste the alox for sizing?
I final lube with LLA (don't you just love the smell?)
I cast from 90g to 300g bullets, as many as possible using TL style molds
Yes it is time consuming. There is nothing worth watching on TV these days anyway - it's all garbage!