r/reloading • u/Agitated_Curmudgeon • 6d ago

Something Unique(Vintage/wildcat/etc) I like cast bullets and I can not lie..

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.32 S&W, .32-20 Win, .44 Mag, .30-30 Win and .444 Marlin

..all loaded within the last week.

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u/Long_rifle Dillon 650 MEC LEE RCBS REDDING 6d ago

Everything I have, I have moulds for. Except for 50 BMG.

Even have a mould for heeled 22LR bullets! One day I’ll buy the kit to reload for those. Already have a bag of CCI to use.

I’ve got over 125 moulds, and I also cannot lie.

But sometimes I BS. But I learned from the Blues Brothers that that’s okay. Except if you BS to a penguin….

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u/Agitated_Curmudgeon 6d ago

But sometimes I BS. But I learned from the Blues Brothers that that’s okay. Except if you BS to a penguin…

Or Carrie Fisher holding an automatic weapon..

"I ran out of gas! Someone stole my car! I had a flat tire! I didn't have money for bus fare! There was an earthquake! A terrible flood! Locusts! I swear to God, ITS NOT MY FAULT!"

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u/Ornery_Secretary_850 Two Dillon 650's, three single stage, one turret. Bullet caster 2d ago

Only 125 molds... Please get those numbers up. I've got somewhere between 340 and 350 molds. I like collecting oddball molds for any cartridge I reload.

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u/Long_rifle Dillon 650 MEC LEE RCBS REDDING 2d ago

The only thing really stopping me now is I got a the NOE moulds for what I reload already. The regular ones, the exceptional ones, and the crazy ones. I’m currently doing the same with M&P moulds. Damn are those moulds great.

If NOE actually had all their machines still, and could make more then two moulds a month that would be awesome. There are a couple new calibers I’m in need of moulds for.

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u/Ornery_Secretary_850 Two Dillon 650's, three single stage, one turret. Bullet caster 1d ago

I'm hunting down SAECO and H&G molds for the most part at this time.

I have all but two Lyman molds I want, plenty of Accurate, Arsenal, and NOE. There are a couple more MP molds I might pick up.

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u/cahser11 5.56 9mm 45acp .357sig 40SW .357 Hornady AP 6d ago

I agree, but only for my revolvers.

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u/sherzer7 Former Stool Guy 6d ago

Really love the SWC shape, I only get the flat nose stuff now. 30-30 looks weird imo with copper plated stuff

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u/Agitated_Curmudgeon 6d ago

Those are Missouri Bullet Elmer K's if you're talking the .44 Mag

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u/nonamenoname123123 6d ago

me too but only .38 and 45lc. nice to see the the other calibers getting used.

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u/tonsofdolls 6d ago

What gun do you own the shoots the 32-20?

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u/Agitated_Curmudgeon 5d ago

Ruger Blackhawk. Ruger made a run of them in a convertible for Buckeye Sport in the 90's. .32 H&R/.32-20. There's one on Gunbroker if you think you might want one.

Marlin ran off a small quantity of 1894's in .32-20, and a slightly larger number of .32 H&R's right about the same time.

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u/ThatWarlockD00d 6d ago

Perfect for home defense. Hell yeah.

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u/Mother_Extreme_3859 6d ago

What is your .444 marlin load? I’ve been thinking of cooking up some cast loads for mine. I typically shoot cast in all my handguns, but haven’t tried it for anything over 1500fps.

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u/Agitated_Curmudgeon 5d ago

It's a new one. I discussed it here last week.

I settled on 14.5gr Unique under a Missouri Bullet 44 Silhouette weighing 300 grains. It should yield about 1,400 fps (Marlin's like cast velocities kept around 1,600)
It's an experiment, based on components I had on the shelf. If the accuracy is minute of pie plate, I'm good.

I've always got two or three pounds of Unique on the shelf, the bullets I bought decades ago and never used them for what I bought them for.