Poll - Do you cast your own bullets?

The last poll on favorite powders was very informative, at least for me.  I'm also curious now about the number of members that cast their own bullets.

beeser when you start a new topic you have the option to add a poll yourself, it's down on the bottom of the post a new topic screen.

Also if you edit your original post the poll option will appear too.

- Dave

Yeah...hit edit and scroll down.

Reasons for casting ---1---low cost-bullets cost me less than $ .01 each

                                 2---electric melting pot bought when I started shooting BE--still works fine

                                  3--H & G 4 cavity molds (# 68 & # 130)--bought same time--still cast like new

I realize that not everyone "has the time" to cast/lube bullets--(beats watching the TV)-- my 2 cents, John

John wrote:Reasons for casting ---1---low cost-bullets cost me less than $ .01 each

                                 2---electric melting pot bought when I started shooting BE--still works fine

                                  3--H & G 4 cavity molds (# 68 & # 130)--bought same time--still cast like new

I realize that not everyone "has the time" to cast/lube bullets--(beats watching the TV)-- my 2 cents, John

#4; Too OCD to not continually tinker with different sizing dies, lubes and bullet designs.

#5; Extra satisfaction from tailoring the bullet and load for best performance.

#6; Gives me the ability to continually duplicate a load that is working well

For BE I use other bullets like Magnus, swaged and cast and on occasion use a Lyman 452460 200 grain swc that I cast myself. For the amount of bullets I go through I would be casting almost every week and that's not feasible for me

But I do cast all my own bulllets that I use for handgun and rifle hunting. Cast either 30- or 40-1. Can't find a commercial caster that gives me the softness or the style of bullet I use for this purpose.


Virgil

I do not cast for bullseye, but do cast for muzzleloading (roundball and bullet), Black Powder Cartridge Rifle (.45 540), .45 colt hunting loads and have cast for cowboy action.

I have been casting for over 40 years, its something I enjoy doing. I use mostly wheelweights that I get for almost nothing from local tire stores. I don't enjoy the lubesizing with my old Lyman,  I lust for a Star.

When things get up to temp, I can cast several hundred an hour with a six banger.

I cast. Have used some Speer swaged for 50 yds Bullseye years ago.  

Need a 4th option.  I cast bullets but not for my bullseye guns. My bullseye guns like Magnus bullets.   I cast and size for my  32 cal to 51 cal revolvers   I use a Magma Engineering Master Caster and the Magma Star size/lube tool.  Have a Lyman bottom pour pot and few sets of other molds and handles too.   Mostly LBT molds.  Like LBT blue lube.  Star sits on a heater plate.  I plug it in just long enough to warm the star body.   Own one or two GC molds but generally don't make many GC bullets. I believe in hoarding linotype and mixing it with the appropriate amount of pure lead to get the hardness I need.  Use the LBT hardness tester.   FWIW if Magnus stopped casting bullseye bullets I'd pick up molds from Magma and get busy..

Magma also converts their molds for hand use and they work very well, though they are two cavity max.

I used to cast all my own bullets for matches and such, but I no longer have the lead, time, or desire.