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reloader28 · December 11, 2012, 03:08 PM

Fit is king over everything else.
If your buying commercial cast, they are probly sized .357 or .358 and probly too hard.

You'll more than likely need .359-.360. I think 95% of the people that hate cast bullets have never made their own. With undersized, too hard of lube and too hard of a bullet, you will get leading. There is getting to be a few guys selling cast bullets that are sizing right and customizing the alloy, though I cant remember the names.

I rarely and I mean RARELY shoot anything but cast in all of my guns, rifles or pistols, and never have to clean any lead from the barrels.

December 11, 2012, 03:08 PM	#5
reloader28 Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 2009 Location: nw wyoming Posts: 1,061	Fit is king over everything else. If your buying commercial cast, they are probly sized .357 or .358 and probly too hard. You'll more than likely need .359-.360. I think 95% of the people that hate cast bullets have never made their own. With undersized, too hard of lube and too hard of a bullet, you will get leading. There is getting to be a few guys selling cast bullets that are sizing right and customizing the alloy, though I cant remember the names. I rarely and I mean RARELY shoot anything but cast in all of my guns, rifles or pistols, and never have to clean any lead from the barrels.