This is great guys, I appreciate all of your responses. I'm almost definitely going to get my feet wet casting for the .38 before I move on to the 9mm. I've read a lot about how finicky/tricky it can be to cast for in this forum alone. I was thinking about using water quenched wheel weight alloy for the 9mm, and air cooled for the lower velocity .38 Special. The more I read, the more I'm thinking this is the perfect hobby for me. I've got some basic gear on the way now, and I'm building a special bench in my storage building to make a reloading/casting/gunsmithing setup. I'll see what I can do about posting pics when I get it all done. Thanks again for all your help guys!
