We had storms roll through last night and cool things off, so I decided to cast some bullets this morning. It's been too hot for me to want to stand by a hot lead pot very long.
I ran two molds ... the RCBS version of the Keith SWC and an old Ideal mold that my Dad rescued back in the 1970's .. and it was old then.
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The RCBS mold
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The Ideal Mold
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I have been shooting a bunch of .45 Colts lately in the Shootists 40th Anniversary Marlin Trapper and was getting low on bullets. I will cast some more in the near future.
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I thought it was 5 shots but is actually 6 so I must have miscounted as I was shooting.
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Casting Bullets This Morning
- Jim Taylor, 2025-10-25, 11:15
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- Your doing good work with it for sure. - WB, 2025-10-25, 15:39
- Great way to spend your cooler days (nm) - Dave H., 2025-10-25, 11:36