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marksman45b
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Registered: 10/02/09
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    10/07/09 at 06:57 AMReply with quote#3

It all depends on how deep you want to get, if your going to cast only a few days a year or only a couple different moulds then you don`t have to go all out. If production is the order of the day then get a LYMAN ELECTRIC LEAD FURNACE bottom pour 20 lb unit, only buy 2 and 4 cavity moulds get a Lyman 450 sized and luber a good lube lots of it, on the sizer dies you will want to slug you barrel to get exact diameter then get dies .001 larger than bore to get good gas seal,gas check bullets are great you can push them a little faster and reduce the amount of leading in the bore, top punches are conformed to the nose of the bullet so you will have to get the corresponding number top punch for the mould. The lead you can get from wheel weights its a tad hard as is but if you mix 1lb of pure lead to 19lbs of ww then you have a bullet that you can shoot at targets and have a good hunting slug that will expand in the animal not just punch a small hole thru. Hope this helps you good luck.
note 500 cast bullets cost around $20.00 to make your own could cost could be over $300.00 before you get your first good bullet also the time and burns that you will get may make you rethink the whole process again good luck anyway you go.

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