I remember sitting quietly and watching my father make bullets. He retired from the Det. Police force in 1950, so it was prior to that...The force did not supply bullets for the cops...It was fascinating watching him with the mold and lead pot. When he retired, he used the mold to make sinkers for fishing....
Its almost a lost art...I wish I had kept his mold. I do have a pot of lead still out in the garage, it had a pouring spout on it to pour out the lead...
He had his own brass casings and gun powder, did the whole ball of wax for his VERY large service revolver...
“Its almost a lost art...I wish I had kept his mold. I do have a pot of lead still out in the garage, it had a pouring spout on it to pour out the lead...”
Casting is very popular these days. There are discussion groups dedicated to that aspect of reloading. Reloading itself is more popular than ever with MUCH better equipment and materials available.
You can learn to reload fairly easy. I like 45-70 cal plus.