158gn 38 bullets

[bill]

Could I ask where you are all buying your 38 bullets from.

I’m down to my last 500 SWC’s but now I’ve introduced my daughter to the pleasures of shooting they don’t last long.

I’m aware of Kranks but prices seem quite high now.

Thanks

Bill

[tinbum]

Hi Bill, not the answer you're looking for, but I bought a Lee melting pot and mould and make my own for free from range scrap.

I have only just discovered revolvers, but at my current rate of 200 rounds a week the savings are stacking up!

[bill]

Hi Tinbum

I have a melting pot as I make my own ball for black powder.

The only concerns I have about casting my own 38’s is lubing them, seems like a lot of faff??

How do you lube yours?

Cheers

Bill

[tinbum]

Hi Tinbum

I have a melting pot as I make my own ball for black powder.

The only concerns I have about casting my own 38’s is lubing them, seems like a lot of faff??

How do you lube yours?

Cheers

Bill

I use Lee Alox and a little white spirit, put it into a large Tupperware box with still warm (not hot) bullets and shake them until all are evenly covered. I make 300-400 bullets at a time, 1/2-3/4 inch of inox from the bottle, not the little spout and a couple of spoons white spirit. Shaking while dancing to Taylor Swift's "Shake it off" is about right.

Spread out and leave to dry overnight and you're away.

This may all be wrong, but it's what I do

[Jehoolio]

See my thread about 3 or 4 below.
Started making 158gn bullets from range scrap.
Initial outlay a few £100, but should recoup that after about 2000 bullets.
I've ordered a 148gn wadcutter mold for my revolver as well now.
J

[aris]

If you don't mind using unjacketed bullets, you can buy lead ones ready to go

https://itlshootingsupplies.co.uk/pr...t-heads/page/3

Come to around 8p each.

ITL sell jacketed ones too - more expensive of course.

https://itlshootingsupplies.co.uk/pr...t-heads/page/2

He is usually at Kempton, but do check with him.

[tinbum]

If you don't mind using unjacketed bullets, you can buy lead ones ready to go

https://itlshootingsupplies.co.uk/pr...t-heads/page/3

Come to around 8p each.

ITL sell jacketed ones too - more expensive of course.

https://itlshootingsupplies.co.uk/pr...t-heads/page/2

He is usually at Kempton, but do check with him.

8p?! I reload for less than I can buy .22lr

[DesG]

I wouldn’t dream of buying 38 bullets. Home cast scrap lead then a teaspoon of lee alox lube per 500 or so stirred, not shaken, in a plastic zippy bag and dumped on a piece of greaseproof paper for a day. Job done, cost, nowt!

[tinbum]

I wouldn’t dream of buying 38 bullets. Home cast scrap lead then a teaspoon of lee alox lube per 500 or so stirred, not shaken, in a plastic zippy bag and dumped on a piece of greaseproof paper for a day. Job done, cost, nowt!

Have you seen the price of bang buttons?! They've doubled since last time I bought a load!

I just worked out my bucks per bang, and it's gone up from 5c to nearly 10c, thats about 10p a shot.

That's inflation for you, the part of the cost of living crisis they try and brush under the carpet

[DesG]

Have you seen the price of bang buttons?! They've doubled since last time I bought a load!

I just worked out my bucks per bang, and it's gone up from 5c to nearly 10c, thats about 10p a shot.

That's inflation for you, the part of the cost of living crisis they try and brush under the carpet

The last ones I bought were £30 / 1000. I got a few thou while the going was good. OK for a while now. I saw somewhere that all of our war stock mil ammo is heading out east to fuel some non war or other. That all has to be replaced. RG is very busy.

[sarge4318]

All this 'free lead' needs some electricity to melt and the cost of that is only going one way.

[DesG]

All this 'free lead' needs some electricity to melt and the cost of that is only going one way.

This is true, but the lee pot has a 500 watt element so that is one kilowatt in two hours. I can cast quite a lot of bullets in two hours for the less than 50p.

[Jehoolio]

All this 'free lead' needs some electricity to melt and the cost of that is only going one way.

But surely this will affect bought bullets just as much as ho.e cast?

J

[sarge4318]

But surely this will affect bought bullets just as much as ho.e cast?

J

This is already in the cost of bought bullets.
Free bullets from scrap lead? Not quite, at the moment it is still a small cost but still not free.

[Paul101]

Could I ask where you are all buying your 38 bullets from.

I’m down to my last 500 SWC’s but now I’ve introduced my daughter to the pleasures of shooting they don’t last long.

I’m aware of Kranks but prices seem quite high now.

Thanks

Bill

Try Shellhouse bullets, they have a huge range of cast bullets.