how many of you fellers have tried casting your own handgun bullets? any tips n techniques especially for revolvers or single shots? use em for huntin?

pretty neat site at "cast boolits", and seems to be some good help there. not sure i'm ready fer tryin it yet.......but i been thinkin on it anyway.

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/

I have cast a few bullets. I'm no expert, so I won't offer any advice along those lines except to say...

BE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN YOU DO THIS ONLY IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA. LEAD POISONING IS NO JOKE!

Now, for the "DAMHIKT" part - my brother used to cast LOTS of bullets...in his garage...and shoot indoor gallery pistol...and handle many bullets in reloading. His lead levels rose severely. No question that it wasn't the bullet casting alone that did it, but in this case, every little bit hurts.

I cast for 5 different calibers, not counting BP round balls. Nothing hard about it once you figure out what you are doing. I use a Lyman 4500 lube/sizer, a turkey cooker and a flea market pot. You can get wheelweights for .20 a pound. That equals to 28 bullets for .20 roughly. I am working on a .357 maximum load with a 158gr swc for plinking now. Should be real cheap for a practice round. A person can shoot a lot more for less casting their own. Definetely cast outside. Hope this helps