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Okay,
Here are my 2 cents.
Started out casting .38/357 way back in 1980 using a worn out Lee SWC 2 cavity Aluminum mould, with a worn out Lee smelter, using a ladle.
Unfortunately the mould wore out too much and I got a bargain on a RCBS SWC 2 cavity STEEL mould. Am still using it awaiting the day that I'll achieve the Lee's quality bullets.
I use talcum powder every so many bullets to ease extration from the mould.
Once everything is heated up, I put lead ingot on top of the smelters rim to preheat, I easily get 1200 bullets in a days work, including all preparation. I still long for my Lee mould but have acceoted the RCBS quality. The handels are much better in RCBS.
Meantime I bought a new smelter (Lee) which serves me just fine, as long as I keep a screwdriver at hand to immediately correct a stuck pouring valve, which happens once a day.
I use wheelweights only, stopped fluxing, and everything is A Okay.
BTW, The Lee had very shallow greasegrooves. And I seated mine not in the seating groove, but in the top grease groove. Took some fiddlin' for sizing and lubing, but gave supreme accuracy in my 586.
Keep on casting.......
Dutchy
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