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Old August 3, 2000, 06:03 PM   #5
Gipperdog
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Join Date: May 2, 2000
Location: Tempe, Az,, United States
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I bought commercial cast bullets for years but had leading problems in all my handguns regardless of caliber or velocity. I started casting my own this year & those problems went completely away. I use wheelweights purchased from a junkyard. I started with about 100 lbs of raw wheelweights that cost me $17. I then bought most of my equipment at some gunshows, including the Lyman book on casting. It's relatively easy & satisfying since anything you may hunt is taken with a bullet you made. You could probably get all the equipment for less than $100. I prefer molds that cast a bullet requiring a gascheck. They seem to shoot cleaner. My favorite right now is the LEE .429 mold casting at 310 grs. I'm loading 20grs. of H110 & a Winchester primer to get around 1200 fps. No leading at all.

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