Received my bullet molds today - The Firearms Forum

Deacon_Man · 05-31-2012, 04:36 PM

My Mail Lady honked her horn this morning so she could give me a package from my brother in Rockport Tx.. He sent me two bullet molds, one .454 for .45Long Colts and the other for .45ACP (.452).
I am waiting to receive the next bot he has mailed. It contains a full Lee reloader set, press, dies, scale and powder dippers and more.
He has been trying for years to get me into reloading, I guess he finally won the battle.
My work shop has a 2x12x24"wide shop bench 16 feet long, so plenty of space for reloading. Now I just need to find the best prices to buy all my supplies.
Powder
Primers
Cases
Lead
Lube
I do plan to purchase a tumbler when I find a good buy on one, New or Used.
Any ideas on a good lead hot pot?

soundguy · 05-31-2012, 06:03 PM

can't wait to see the rest of it!

JLA · 05-31-2012, 06:28 PM

Those look like LEE molds. Good deal. if they are. I find LEE molds are so much easier to cast with than steel.

Deacon, i didnt reaslize you were going to cast as well. I have an offer for you if you are interested. I sold all of my casting equipment last year and got out of it altogether. I still have my homemade stick molds for making both solid and hollow lube sticks, all my silicone pans for pan lubing, and a whole pot thats still about half full of bullet lube I made myself from beeswax and SBGO. It isnt BP lube, But I found it superior for smokeless pistol loads. Ill donate it to your new found hobby. PM me and we can work out the details if youre interested. I am probably going to be making a trip out your way to Lone Star off I20 to grab some powder sometime this weekend. Id be glad to meet up with you and bring you all of it.

soundguy · 05-31-2012, 06:41 PM

what wonderfull people are on this forum. never ceases to amaze me.

kudos!

DixieLandMan · 06-01-2012, 08:51 AM

For your melting pot, I recommend a Lee bottom pour model. I have the 10lb kind and I love the bottom pour feature. It really is easy to cast this way. For a tumbler, there are many kinds out there. I have the vibratory kind. It will hold a lot of brass although if I have a lot of brass to clean, I do it in separate batches.

soundguy · 06-01-2012, 01:32 PM

i lovemy vibratory tumbler.. glad i got it vs a standard rolelr drum style..

Hawg · 06-01-2012, 02:04 PM

Midway sells a Frankford Arsenal tumbler that's not too expensive and holds up well. The Lee bottom pour is a good buy but the spout will clog now and then and drip.

soundguy · 06-01-2012, 03:47 PM

i priced the name brand vibe tumblers.. they all looked exactly like the harbor freight one.. except costing 2-3x as much. i got mine on sale 20% off the low price.. even got the extended +3 yr warranty on it.. still came in 2-3x under the name brand units. works great.

used to have a roller tumbler for rock polishing. it worked.. but I don't miss it now...

Deacon_Man · 06-01-2012, 05:19 PM

Thanks to everyone for all your help and advise.

BETH · 06-01-2012, 06:00 PM

ok so what does a bullet mold do?

soundguy · 06-01-2012, 06:03 PM

pour a lead/alloy in, it cools.. pop it open, and you have cast projectiles for reloading..e tc..

BETH · 06-01-2012, 06:03 PM

JLA · 06-02-2012, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by BETH

ok so what does a bullet mold do?

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Originally Posted by soundguy

pour a lead/alloy in, it cools.. pop it open, and you have cast projectiles for reloading..e tc..

Beth I was gonna be a smart ass and say... molds bullets, but I was afraid youd reach thru the computers and smack me silly..

Appliancedude · 06-02-2012, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by JLA

Those look like LEE molds. Good deal. if they are. I find LEE molds are so much easier to cast with than steel.

Deacon, i didnt reaslize you were going to cast as well. I have an offer for you if you are interested. I sold all of my casting equipment last year and got out of it altogether. I still have my homemade stick molds for making both solid and hollow lube sticks, all my silicone pans for pan lubing, and a whole pot thats still about half full of bullet lube I made myself from beeswax and SBGO. It isnt BP lube, But I found it superior for smokeless pistol loads. Ill donate it to your new found hobby. PM me and we can work out the details if youre interested. I am probably going to be making a trip out your way to Lone Star off I20 to grab some powder sometime this weekend. Id be glad to meet up with you and bring you all of it.

The generosity of the members and moderators of this site never cease to amaze me. I love this site

hunter29180 · 06-02-2012, 04:22 PM

JLA sent me some of his Bullet Balm! I have been using it reloading 45lc over Trail Boss powder. IT WORKS GREAT!! good thing he gave me the recipe for it, since hes no longer making it!

JLA · 06-03-2012, 09:25 AM

Glad it works well for you.

05-31-2012, 04:36 PM	#1
Deacon_Man V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Weatherford Texas Posts: 452	Received my bullet molds today My Mail Lady honked her horn this morning so she could give me a package from my brother in Rockport Tx.. He sent me two bullet molds, one .454 for .45Long Colts and the other for .45ACP (.452). I am waiting to receive the next bot he has mailed. It contains a full Lee reloader set, press, dies, scale and powder dippers and more. He has been trying for years to get me into reloading, I guess he finally won the battle. My work shop has a 2x12x24"wide shop bench 16 feet long, so plenty of space for reloading. Now I just need to find the best prices to buy all my supplies. Powder Primers Cases Lead Lube I do plan to purchase a tumbler when I find a good buy on one, New or Used. Any ideas on a good lead hot pot? Attached Images -->

05-31-2012, 06:03 PM	#2
soundguy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: florida Contributor Posts: 4,474	Re: Received my bullet molds today can't wait to see the rest of it!

05-31-2012, 06:28 PM	#3
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,328	Re: Received my bullet molds today Those look like LEE molds. Good deal. if they are. I find LEE molds are so much easier to cast with than steel. Deacon, i didnt reaslize you were going to cast as well. I have an offer for you if you are interested. I sold all of my casting equipment last year and got out of it altogether. I still have my homemade stick molds for making both solid and hollow lube sticks, all my silicone pans for pan lubing, and a whole pot thats still about half full of bullet lube I made myself from beeswax and SBGO. It isnt BP lube, But I found it superior for smokeless pistol loads. Ill donate it to your new found hobby. PM me and we can work out the details if youre interested. I am probably going to be making a trip out your way to Lone Star off I20 to grab some powder sometime this weekend. Id be glad to meet up with you and bring you all of it. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

05-31-2012, 06:41 PM	#4
soundguy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: florida Contributor Posts: 4,474	Re: Received my bullet molds today what wonderfull people are on this forum. never ceases to amaze me. kudos!

06-01-2012, 08:51 AM	#5
DixieLandMan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Alabama Posts: 607	Re: Received my bullet molds today For your melting pot, I recommend a Lee bottom pour model. I have the 10lb kind and I love the bottom pour feature. It really is easy to cast this way. For a tumbler, there are many kinds out there. I have the vibratory kind. It will hold a lot of brass although if I have a lot of brass to clean, I do it in separate batches.

06-01-2012, 01:32 PM	#6
soundguy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: florida Contributor Posts: 4,474	Re: Received my bullet molds today i lovemy vibratory tumbler.. glad i got it vs a standard rolelr drum style..

06-01-2012, 02:04 PM	#7
Hawg Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,561	Re: Received my bullet molds today Midway sells a Frankford Arsenal tumbler that's not too expensive and holds up well. The Lee bottom pour is a good buy but the spout will clog now and then and drip.

06-01-2012, 03:47 PM	#8
soundguy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: florida Contributor Posts: 4,474	Re: Received my bullet molds today i priced the name brand vibe tumblers.. they all looked exactly like the harbor freight one.. except costing 2-3x as much. i got mine on sale 20% off the low price.. even got the extended +3 yr warranty on it.. still came in 2-3x under the name brand units. works great. used to have a roller tumbler for rock polishing. it worked.. but I don't miss it now...

06-01-2012, 05:19 PM	#9
Deacon_Man V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Weatherford Texas Posts: 452	Re: Received my bullet molds today Thanks to everyone for all your help and advise.

06-01-2012, 06:00 PM	#10
BETH Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: naugatuck,Ct. Contributor Posts: 6,676	Re: Received my bullet molds today ok so what does a bullet mold do?

06-01-2012, 06:03 PM	#11
soundguy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: florida Contributor Posts: 4,474	Re: Received my bullet molds today pour a lead/alloy in, it cools.. pop it open, and you have cast projectiles for reloading..e tc..

06-02-2012, 04:22 PM	#15
hunter29180 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: in a motorhome where ever we park! Contributor Posts: 1,627	Re: Received my bullet molds today JLA sent me some of his Bullet Balm! I have been using it reloading 45lc over Trail Boss powder. IT WORKS GREAT!! good thing he gave me the recipe for it, since hes no longer making it! __________________ As I get Older, I have come to understand why our Founding Fathers chose our countrys motto to be "IN GOD WE TRUST", somehow they knew in the future WE would come to the point that WE COULD NO LONGER TRUST THE ONES WHO RUN IT!

06-03-2012, 09:25 AM	#16
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,328	Re: Received my bullet molds today Glad it works well for you. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!