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Cast bullets in a 10mm auto
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<blockquote data-quote="del2les" data-source="post: 2999507" data-attributes="member: 9299"><p>Similar. We began casting bullets in the 70's, and at that time, wheel weights were free and so was a lot of lead pipe, shower flooring, old hospital x-ray lead, batteries, etc. Then sometime in the 80's, we began paying 10 cents per lb for wheel weights from our local tire shop in, usually, 80-100 lb metal 5 gal grease cans.</p><p></p><p>Most every year, we fired many, many thousands of lead bullets through numerous handguns, rifles, muzzle loaders, etc. Especially during the varied handgun competitions and training. Today and usually, I keep about 3-500 lbs of lead on hand, and about a year or so ago, I began to find tire shop wheel weights free again. Seems almost no one wants it around here anymore, and same for range lead at the area ranges.</p><p></p><p>In this day and age, shooting thousands of rounds a year with factory jacketed bullets can become rather costly and, often, can be difficult to find. Casting is one way to reduce these costs and maintain a more secure supply of bullets.</p><p></p><p>Edit: Here are the varied calibers we shoot cast bullets in as best I can recall:</p><p>Rifle:</p><p>222 Rem</p><p>223 Rem</p><p>30-30</p><p>308</p><p>30-06</p><p>303 Brit</p><p>357 Rifle</p><p>44 Rifle</p><p>45 Rifle</p><p>50 cal ML</p><p>54 cal ML</p><p></p><p>Handgun:</p><p>7mm TCU</p><p>7mm Int R</p><p>30-30</p><p>30-30AI</p><p>380 ACP</p><p>9mm</p><p>38 Super</p><p>9x23 Win</p><p>38 S&W</p><p>38 Sp</p><p>357 mag</p><p>357 Herrett</p><p>357 Max</p><p>40 cal</p><p>44 Sp</p><p>44 mag</p><p>45 ACP</p><p>45 Super</p><p>45 LC</p><p>36 cal BP revolver</p><p>44 cal BP revolver</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="del2les, post: 2999507, member: 9299"] Similar. We began casting bullets in the 70's, and at that time, wheel weights were free and so was a lot of lead pipe, shower flooring, old hospital x-ray lead, batteries, etc. Then sometime in the 80's, we began paying 10 cents per lb for wheel weights from our local tire shop in, usually, 80-100 lb metal 5 gal grease cans. Most every year, we fired many, many thousands of lead bullets through numerous handguns, rifles, muzzle loaders, etc. Especially during the varied handgun competitions and training. Today and usually, I keep about 3-500 lbs of lead on hand, and about a year or so ago, I began to find tire shop wheel weights free again. Seems almost no one wants it around here anymore, and same for range lead at the area ranges. In this day and age, shooting thousands of rounds a year with factory jacketed bullets can become rather costly and, often, can be difficult to find. Casting is one way to reduce these costs and maintain a more secure supply of bullets. Edit: Here are the varied calibers we shoot cast bullets in as best I can recall: Rifle: 222 Rem 223 Rem 30-30 308 30-06 303 Brit 357 Rifle 44 Rifle 45 Rifle 50 cal ML 54 cal ML Handgun: 7mm TCU 7mm Int R 30-30 30-30AI 380 ACP 9mm 38 Super 9x23 Win 38 S&W 38 Sp 357 mag 357 Herrett 357 Max 40 cal 44 Sp 44 mag 45 ACP 45 Super 45 LC 36 cal BP revolver 44 cal BP revolver [/QUOTE]
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