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[schmooey1617]

Actually two of my lesser expensive guns, I like the best, my favorite, my Walther Creed, about $400, and don't laugh, my Remington RP9 also fits, feels great to me.

 

[schmooey1617]

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You can see RCBS on left and Lyman on right. The rcbs is sturdier. I do use a heater sometimes on the rcbs. Molds are what you pay for. Collected are Lee, NOE and Accurate. 45-70 to 9 mm just in picture. I powdercoat some but prefer lube. Won’t go into Glocks but I do cast for them. Hard cast. Most of my casting is for lever rifles and Ruger revolvers. Cast Boolit forum has 4-5 people I buy lead from. I usually buy 50-50 ww and pure. Mix in tin and Linotype. Depending on what gun. Most are straight ww water quenched. I like the Lee 4-20 pot for 6 cavity molds like my 9 mm and 10 mm. I usually ladle and cast for big bore 2 cavity. Started cheap with a propane stove, an iron pot and a ladle. As mentioned on you tube Fortune Cookie 45 is good but my favorite is Elvis ammo. Good luck and enjoy.

Awesome ! Thanks again for so much great info.

 

[cowboy77]

No problem. Lots of people helped me when I started casting. Not super expensive if you look for some swap stuff on forums. I did buy the Rcbs luber new but got the Lyman used with 8 sizing dies for $60.00. I’ve only had to buy an o ring for it and matched it up at Napa auto. The small molds were Lees for 25.00 or so I bought to see if I would like casting. The NOE and Accurate molds were a little more but I needed those sizes for the size of my slugged barrels.

 

[schmooey1617]

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You can see RCBS on left and Lyman on right. The rcbs is sturdier. I do use a heater sometimes on the rcbs. Molds are what you pay for. Collected are Lee, NOE and Accurate. 45-70 to 9 mm just in picture. I powdercoat some but prefer lube. Won’t go into Glocks but I do cast for them. Hard cast. Most of my casting is for lever rifles and Ruger revolvers. Cast Boolit forum has 4-5 people I buy lead from. I usually buy 50-50 ww and pure. Mix in tin and Linotype. Depending on what gun. Most are straight ww water quenched. I like the Lee 4-20 pot for 6 cavity molds like my 9 mm and 10 mm. I usually ladle and cast for big bore 2 cavity. Started cheap with a propane stove, an iron pot and a ladle. As mentioned on you tube Fortune Cookie 45 is good but my favorite is Elvis ammo. Good luck and enjoy.

 

[schmooey1617]

The 200gr 45 bullets I've been using are these, by ACME, both my 45's seem to really like them