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armoredman
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For the 38Spl. Any ideas?
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26th, 2007 06:02 PM |
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Once you begin the journey to the darkside, you will never return.
Actually, the .38 Special is an easy one to cast for. Lots of molds, and operates at medium velocity and pressure. You can start with a cheapy Lee aluminum mold, and Lyman dipper and leadpot. Look over here for more information:http://castboolits.gunloads.com/
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Lee S. Forsberg
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armoredman wrote: For the 38Spl. Any ideas?
Charley is right you will never return and 38 spl is easy to cast for. I'm in AZ also maybe not to far from you. I've cast some bullets. If I can be of any help please let me know.
Maybe start with some equipment ideas, what do you have?
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| Posted: Tue May 1st, 2007 02:14 PM |
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armoredman
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I got nothin'. Waiting for raises supposedly coming. What do I absolutely "must have"?
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I started with a pot and dipper and a used Lyman 158gr semi-wadcutter mould. Still use them all. A electric pot with bottom pour speeds things up but I don't think my bullets are any better. I even think I get a better result with the dipper on the big .45's for my 45/70. You can do it on the cheap and casting your own bullets is the biggest saving on "rollin' your own."
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If casting for a smokeless pistol, cast the bullets hard as in a Lyman #2 alloy, or 20-1 lead to tin. Higher velocities of smokless can give you leading problems with any softer alloy. Nice thing about smaller bullets, no matter what you use they tend to come out very uniform in weight and appearance. The alloy you use will also affect the final diameter of the cast bullet. The harder the bullet the bigger diameter. This is why makers of custom moulds will ask you what alloy you will be shooting. I would get the Lyman cast bullet manual that is available. Lots of good information there.
I cast alot of bullets for Black Powder cartridge, mainly the .45's, but I do have a 38-55 HiWall that I just started shooting in Schuetzen matches. I have pistols but really don't cast anything for them.
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not much i can add....... casting your own projectiles does save lots of money..... i started by haveing the same good friend teach me what i needed to know who taught me how to reload........ bought a great lyman mould at a gun show..... then bought new set of handles for it......got a lee production pot and i was set........ it's good to have a source of scrap lead i got luck several years ago i helped a couple of guys clean out a bullet trap at an indoor range........ got several pounds of lead from that deal....... you will probably want some kind of lubrisizer........ try the lee sizer kit first to see if you like it......... i had one but i got rid of it because i had access to a lyman lubrisizer now sometimes i wish i had kept it....... it is kind of fun to turn a pile of scrap lead into beautiful, shiney bullets..........
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