Bullet Casting..... [Archive]

Adam Helmer

08-26-2011, 10:32 AM

The farm work is done for this year and the heat wave has gone by. It is 67 degrees here at 10:00 a.m. and I am going to cast until I get my Winter supply of cast bullets made. I like both rifle and handgun cast bullets and the ratio made and shot are about 25% rifle to about 75% handgun.

I have about 600 pounds of OLD wheelweights in ingots in the woodshed. I stopped by Monroe Muffler yesterday and all I saw in the "Free" wheelweight bucket were the NEW aluminum/zinc/nuclear waste ones from China.

I buy my tin (solder) for $19 per pound at the nearby plumbing supply house and was advised the price will go to $22 in September. Have you checked the price of a gallon of Coleman Fuel lately? It is almost $10 per gallon at Walmart. I stocked up for my Coleman bullet casting stove last year when it was $5.89 per gallon.

I will cast .38 WC and SWC bullets, .41 SWC, .44 SWC and .45 SWC this go round. Tomorrow it will be .30 caliber rifle, 8mm, 7mm, 7.65mm and 7.7 bullets. Is anyone else casting their Winter bullets?

Adam

Mr. 16 gauge

08-26-2011, 12:02 PM

Hello Adam;
Great minds think alike! I just got done casting a bunch of .38 cal SWC for my .38 special. Over the course of the next week or two, I plan on casting up some more for the .38 special, and also for the 9mm & 38 Super.
I already have a stash of .44 bullets, .30/30 bullets, and slugs, as well as muzzleloading round balls on hand already. Sadly, I'm finding some of the bad wheel weights in my scroungings as well, but I have a source of lead (I trade him scrap copper for the lead....we each think we're getting a bargain.

I found some linotype at a gunsmith shop earlier this summer; will end up going to the plumbing supply for solder soon enough (unless I can find a source of scrap tin)....sweep up the droppings on the floor when we reload shotshells, so there is some antimony in the mix as well.

I use the LEE melting pots, so I have no need for the colman fuel.

jefferson herb

09-05-2011, 01:37 AM

You fine Gentlemen should be happy you're not in the Kali state.I'm in the northern ie Jefferson State boundry,and Our local Natives have accepted 1 mil for Kali Condor research.What do YOU think is going to happen?No more lead wheel weights,and though I have a supply,Wife ........

Adam Helmer

09-05-2011, 01:14 PM

jefferson herb,

Welcome to this site; I see this is only your second post. I think your computer did not finish your last post.

Yes, I read where California has enacted anti-lead laws. Fortunately, we are not on that same course, yet.

Again, welcome to this site.

Adam

Alan R McDaniel Jr

10-11-2011, 05:56 AM