[gingery_machines] Making bullet molds and casting your own bullets from scrap...

 

So, has anyone built their own bullet molds for either pistol or rifle
bullets? I read an article in HSM (I think) recently about modifying an
existing one, but I would like to make my own so I can make several sets of
six-cavity molds for good production without spending a fortune. I was
thinking boring out in lathe from two blocks of aluminum that are held in a
4-jaw with indexing pins and machined to work with common mold
pliers/handles. Any ideas?

On another note regarding casting of bullets, the Lyman manual talks about
adding tin to tire weights for better flowability. A friend says tire
weights have tin and antimony already, but I have never heard of tin being
added to tire weights. The guy is a known BSer though.

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Nick A

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