Been casting for nearly 4 decades, not going to stop now. Can't stand the thought of buying cast bullets. Usually cast from the wrong alloy, too hard. I like binary alloys, makes it simple to adjust hardness. For the ACP I will start with 30/1, lead/tin. Probably need to go to 20/1 but will start at 30/1. Size the bullets to just over groove diameter and lube them. Properly sized, the bullet can be a lot softer than most folks realize.
Will probably try my recipes for the 45 AR to start and if one works, stay with it. 231, Bullseye and Unique will be my starting powders. My brother likes to experiment more, I keep things simple. Trying to narrow down the powders on my bench to as few as possible.
One nice thing, if I get the loads too soft to work the self loader, I can shoot them in my revolvers. Just looking to enjoy the summer.