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Bullet casting information - Best book?

carbine100carbine100 Member Posts: 3,071 ✭✭✭
edited April 2009 in Perry Shooter Competition Shooting and Reloading Forum
Well, I'm taking the plunge! Ordered a pot and some molds, flux, lube.... last night. I am having trouble finding wheel weights though. Seems every tire shop around already has agreements with others for their supply. I will keep looking though. Looking today for the best informational book on the subject. How about some suggestions?

Thanx bp, I have been researching on here and have many of those links bookmarked, I really appreciate all of the knowledge you guys share on here.
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  • bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,669 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Lyman cast bullet handbook is the one to go to. Also do a search on bullet casting on this forum and the reloading forum. There is a ton of good information available there, including links to a site dedicated to cast boolits.
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  • jonkjonk Member Posts: 10,121
    edited November -1
    Gets addictive, be warned.

    The lyman book is an excellant start. castboolits.gunloads.com is an excellant forum as well.
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  • m113103m113103 Member Posts: 35 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    There is some reclaimed range lead for a good price on Gun Broker. You will get some good lead and won't have to put up with the nasty smell from melting dirty wheel weights.
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  • brier-49brier-49 Member Posts: 7,090 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Is there an indoor range near you? You can get a good supply from them.
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  • M1-30 calM1-30 cal Member Posts: 14 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Try your local scrap-yard for wheel weights. They usually buy them and probably would sell some to you. The last price I heard in our area was $.30 lb.If you get an inexpensive removal tool you might be able to take them off rims in the #2 steel pile or cars waiting to be recycled.
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  • HandLoadHandLoad Member Posts: 15,998 ✭
    edited November -1
    If ya take a 4X4 and paint it flat black, then put it out at any inner city intersection at about 2300 hours, and come back by 0600, you can pick up all the wheelweights you might need!!!
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  • partisanpartisan Member Posts: 6,414
    edited November -1
    Lyman is the book to use! Wheel weights work, but cast a dirty mixture(lots of *.) Missouri Bullets. com sells the perfect mixture for the type of shooting you'll be doing.
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