Casting big bore bullets

And they might find lots of fellow casters and a trove of experience at http://castboolits.gunloads.com/

A word of caution, I should note that as a caster for over 50 years the initial investment can be steep and you have to cast (and shoot) quite a bit to make it cheaper than 'store bought'. I love casting and love teaching others how to do it well to get accurate slugs, just dropping some melted lead into a new mold will disappoint the novice as they will probably have poor performance. Doing it right is easy but learn the procedures that work before you melt lead. Example: clean molds are vital for properly filled out bullets!

I cast probably 400 or more of something every month (.25, .308, .357, .457) for my big bores and have over 40 molds, several melting pots, presses n sizer dies and several hundred pounds of different alloys which have to be replaced too, haha



A Lyman 'Big Dipper" melting pot n tools kit is cheap and Lee Precision makes inexpensive molds for starting (they have a cheap pot too).

I have had good molds from NOE and Accurate recently but the RCBS and Lyman molds are good too. Other manufacturers are out there like: Arsenal, MP, Hoch, SAECO, Buffalo, etc (handles are almost always bought separately!)

Actually I have cast thousands of rounds using a hand pour ladle and a cast iron pot on a Coleman White Gas camping stove. Single burner propane camp stoves also work well (I recommend against the style that sits directly connected above the propane cylinder for obvious safety reasons). So you can actually enter the casting game quite cheap with the major cost being a mold (Lee being the exception in lower cost and quality ... I do use them when trying out a new style bullet in a new airgun).

I have been casting for many years. Mostly for old black powder cartridge. As I venture into big bore air rifles I see the same application. Yes one can save money to some degree, but it also opens up a world of possibilities in terms of quality, accuracy and variety. Not being at someone else's mercy when it comes to ammo is also a great feeling