Any bullet casters out there?

[THREEDFLYER]

Curious if there are any other casters out there? Seems to be a dying art especially since wheel weights are no longer a good resource.

 

[Miata Mike]

Before I moved 7 years ago, I did my fair share of casting. I've been saving my wheel weight alloy for when I finally make 7.5 shot.

 

[Robin1]

I'm still casting occasionally! It's definitely getting rarer these days. I switched to using range scrap and pure lead ingots instead of wheel weights, and it's kept the hobby alive for me

 

[Miata Mike]

I have cast a lot of boolits. I really liked the hollow points and gas checks. 00 buck was fun to play with.

Haven't cast since I moved to my new house 6 years ago.

 

[THREEDFLYER]

Although I am overloaded on casting alloy, I found a local source selling a few hundred pounds of linotype.
I picked up 50 pounds and may go back for a bit more. The price was right.

 

[Pedro]

Curious if there are any other casters out there? Seems to be a dying art especially since wheel weights are no longer a good resource.

It's not a dying art, just evolving! the wheel weight thing is a bummer, for sure. I've had way better luck finding scrap lead from plumbers, it's a lot cleaner, and you know what you're getting

 

[critterpicker]

I've been a caster. Started in 1975 so I'm a newbie.

 

[critterpicker]

My latest session

 

[THREEDFLYER]

I have a good source for Linotype if anyone is looking......shoot me a message with your name and contact info.

 

[blades]

i have been casting since the late 70's. pistol rifle and shotgun. in some cases it was cheaper in others performance improvement ( shot gun slugs were pretty slow back in the day) I had a high end match pistol 32 cal. S&W long, lead wad cutters offerings from most mfg were way to hard for the unit. no accuracy. solved that with my own mix.

 

[Alan]

i have been casting since the late 70's. pistol rifle and shotgun. in some cases it was cheaper in others performance improvement ( shot gun slugs were pretty slow back in the day) I had a high end match pistol 32 cal. S&W long, lead wad cutters offerings from most mfg were way to hard for the unit. no accuracy. solved that with my own mix.

That’s some solid experience right there

 

[white eagle]

been casting boolits a lot longer than I want to admit
some calibers call for cast boolits things like 475 Linebaugh and 500 Linebaugh as well as the 45 colt
just part of the habit

 

[THREEDFLYER]

been casting boolits a lot longer than I want to admit
some calibers call for cast boolits things like 475 Linebaugh and 500 Linebaugh as well as the 45 colt
just part of the habit

I have cast for just about everything that I shoot, but now I tend to cast primarily for the cartridges that are obsolete or extremely hard to get. Several of my early Winchester and Marlin lever guns are in those "Odd" calibers.

 

[Chiefs50]

Curious if there are any other casters out there? Seems to be a dying art especially since wheel weights are no longer a good resource.

I still do a little casting; not as much as when wheel weights were commonplace.

 

[Chiefs50]

I have a good source for Linotype if anyone is looking......shoot me a message with your name and contact info.

Is that source still good? I am in Peshtigo, WI.

 

[Tom L]

Welcome @Chiefs50. We haven't met prior.

 

[Mark Fessenden]

Is that source still good? I am in Peshtigo, WI.

I’m in Abrams and occasionally cast 50 cal muzzleloader for the kids at Bear Paw Scout Camp. Always looking for a good source of lead.

 

[Tabby]

I’m in Abrams and occasionally cast 50 cal muzzleloader for the kids at Bear Paw Scout Camp. Always looking for a good source of lead.

Hi Mark, Just wondering how things are going up at Bear Paw. Several years ago I used to help Don Ascher with instructor and pistol training courses. Wondering how the current program is going>