[c pierce]

Gentlemen I firmly believe that reloading is the only way your going to continue to enjoy your sport. I think it is prudent to stock up on all the supply's you can afford.

 

[Nframe]

Yep, been doing that for quite some time....

 

[carl418]

Yeah, me too. I've been slowly stocking up for over a year now..

 

[Charlie]

A lot of folks that used to let brass lay where it fell will now be scarfing it up!

 

[vonfatman]

Mr. Pierce,
I agree 110%. I've also been scarfing up powder and primers! The time to act is now.

Bob

 

[txpete]

ditto here.powder primers and brass.I shoot more cast than anything else in my guns so I have been making and stashing my cast bullets as well.
pete

I use my master caster the most.it is nice having a 40 lb pot of alloy at a time .
pete

 

[vonfatman]

Wow Pete, that's a heck of a casting unit! I bet it's like running a Dillon progressive!

Bob

 

[c pierce]

pete would you please tell me more about your (master caster) :?:

 

[txpete]

for large cal bullets 44,45 you can do 400+ a hour.smaller bullets I would say 500- 600 would be close.the blower that sits on top cools the sprue and the mold and this speeds things up.as you pull the handle back there is a steel rod that opens the spur plate and the bullets drop down one side of the divider and the cut spures in another.
I set this up on a old table and when you open the top drawer there is 2 old bead pans.one catches the bullets and the other the spurs.I bought the table for 10.00 at a yard sale. .I can take some better pics later if you wish.
I still do alot of handcasting for my rifles but for pistol this is pretty neat.before I retired I didn't have the time to cast and the wife and I shot almost every weekend.this was the only way I could keep a good bullet supply going.
for sizing I use a star lubsizer.pricey but the best and fast.
link
http://www.magmaengineering.com/compone ... .tpl&pop=0

 

[c pierce]

Thanks pete, now I got to find a good supply of lead.