my cast bullet line up
 

left to right
.490 rb, .530 rb, .451 255 .459 405 (sizing to 451 and 454), Lee improved minie 45cal, Lee REAL 50cal 320gr

waiting for soft lead to come in to work the conicals they are made out of wheel weight lead just for the picture.

I like it. I'll be shooting factory bullets this coming year, but am thinking about casting my own after next season.

If I do, I'm thinking about about some .45/70 molds dropped into sabots.

Any suggestions/recommendations for someone getting started?

the orange mmp sabot, size them to 451 and use the black mmp or harvester sabot, size first to 454 then to 451 or 452

Very nice

Lyman has a nice .459-330gr hp mold too, Item #2650122. I may get a 2 cavity if they have them that way and have one cut to smooth sided.

saving up for an custom smooth side mold for sabots some one pointed me to.

those look real nice corey......karl

Nice looking bullets Corey. I have been casting my ML bullets for a few years now. It is and art and patience is a required necessity. That R.E.A.L bullet is one that I use in my Hawkens Carbine in .54 cal. It shoots very well and I use it for my practise rounds in this gun. I normally shoot a Barnes Expander sabot during hunting season.

Where are you getting your lead? I am constantly looking for wheel weights or scrap lead whenever I can. A friend of mine just did a job at a hospital and gave me a bunch of sheet lead from the Xray dept walls. It is very useful and pliable to work with.

Do you shoot at a range of some sort? You may be able to dig up and recycle lead bullets from berms. This lead would be fine, but you wouldn't be able to know the actual hardness though unless you have a tester.

Walk me thru how you did it.... Wheel weights from your local tire depot? Looks great.

I got an local tire shop I get all my tire, break, inspections, well pretty much every thing done out side of engine work done at. they sale me ww for .12/lb last time I bought.

I got to an state ran range. when I go i go very early and pull bullets out of the pistol range, an recycle from that. sorting the cast bullets out of it best I can.

as for an walk though on casting, really does not take much to start. I started with an two burner camping stove a small cast iron pot and stainless pans, lee ladle and cup cake tins for making ingots.

now, I have lee production IV melting pot without the bottom pour feature and an spout ladle.

an casting hand book is very handy

Looks like you are getting it done very well. Congratulations.

Just be careful. Casting is very very very addictive. But the best part is it is an addiction that allows you to feed another addiction for a super low cost.

Now quit fooling around with those sabots and size your bullet to your MZ and just shoot a straight conical. No need wasting money, and time with those sabots. Tom.