38ExtraSpecial
NES Member
Alright guys and gals. When should we do the next one?
Summer or Fall?
I’m thinking this time around I’ll do almost all the smelting ahead of time so all we need to do is smelt up a small batch of weights to show how’s it done and not waste time.
More time casting/sizing/lubing/paper patching.
For those that have not read about this or may be new here.
We basically spend a day going from scrap lead to ingot to as cast bullets to finished sized/coated/lubed bullets ready to load.
Explanations of how to and why to. All of the tools and accessories on premises for hands on learning.
Cast lead is cheap. It’s accurate. It can do a lot more than what most people think. Great for hunting. Can be pushed to rifle velocities with accuracy. Can be wrapped in a paper jacket and pushed 3000 FPS without leading. Can be shot in polygonal rifling with no issues.
Can be coated with the same coating(hi tek) that the big commercial guys use (bayou, SNS, gateway) and be treated like a plated bullet at that point.
Once you start asking around for scrap lead it starts appearing at your door. Basically free.
Take the most expensive component out of reloading.
1000 45 acp cartridges
1000 primers $ 32
$25 pound of powder at 5 grains each. $17
Free lead
Smidgen of electric
Tiny bit of propane
Little bit of bullet lube
Say $55 for 1000 cartridges.
Say you had to pay a dollar a pound for lead. That’s only another $29 for 1000 each 200 grain bullets.
So $84 for 1000 cartridges. Then you save on that tiny bit of propane for not smelting.
So let’s get the feelers out there and see who wants to take the next step in reloading.
If anyone has a question as to what cast lead bullets can or cannot do. What styles of bullets can be made. What cartridges they play well with or the ever popular health concerns please ask away.
