Ok been playing around with the idea for a while now. My father in law and son love to go to the range and we enjoy the time spent on the reloading room. My cheap supply of cast boolits is about to dry up. If we get into casting it will give us more time together and that's always a good thing. Well almost always anyways! This is what I have come up with. We shoot a lot and I would like to make enough to sell to my buddies for a small profit. Not in it to make money just cover my expenses. Only loading two calibers for now.
Lyman 4500 Master Casting Kit 115v or 230v don't know which one.
Going to start with two moulds both Lyman 200gn for 45acp and 120gn for 9mm
How do you know which Sizing die to use for both they list three different sizing dies for each? .450 .451 .452 for 45acp .354 .355 .356 for 9mm
Iam going to buy the four cavity molds to speed things up.
Looks like I am gona be around $600.00 before I buy lead and lube. If I go with this set up what lube should I make? Looking for ease of making and I would like to make large batches too. I know I have probably left plenty off and that's why I am here. I have lurked here for some time now and have learned a lot. Are there some other casting equipment I should check out before I buy? If I need to spend more to get one that will last I will. Plan on doing this for the long haul.
Thanks in advance