Just like it says. I finally got everything together to start casting, and jumped in with both feet today.
I needed a cast iron pot to melt the lead in, and I also needed a ladle. I've been looking around at them and found these on Amazon of all places. The pot was really cheap so I grabbed it.
My old Coleman stove was perfectly up for the task. I've had this stove since I was 14 years old. (I'm 56 now) and it still works perfectly.
This is pretty much all the tools I used.
My very first lead ingot beginning to melt. (I know, corny)
Here's the first two bullets out of the mold. The lead wasn't hot enough, and neither was the mold. Back into the pot they go.
I just kept at it, until I had 150 perfectly formed, 200gr, .45 Colt bullets. Not bad for a complete beginner!
Since I had hot lead in the pot, I decided to cast a few with the mold I got from Em, for my Sharps. It's an old Dixie mold and it worked great.
I can see myself going waaaaaayy down the rabbit hole with this casting stuff! I'm online tonight, looking for a mold for my 44-40. I'm sure this never ends.......