I'm a new guy here and want to get into bullet casting cheap. Does anyone have a Lead Furnace they would like to part with? I prefer a 10 pound bottom pour. Thanks.
I'm a new guy here and want to get into bullet casting cheap. Does anyone have a Lead Furnace they would like to part with? I prefer a 10 pound bottom pour. Thanks.
If you really want to go cheap, get a camp stove, cast iron pot and a dipper. If you are casting large Minies (.54-.69), many folks avoid bottom pour electric furnaces, due to the bullets not filling out completely.
Gil Davis Tercenio
# 3020V
34th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry
Great, great grandson of Cpl Elijah S Davis, Co I, 6th Alabama Inf CSA
Thanks for the advice. Currently I use a hot plate and propane torch.
It's hard to beat a Lee 4-20 pot for low cost casting. I've been casting bullets for 10 years now and have gone through 2 pots. They tend to be a little leaky but that's OK with me.
$80
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1262645810
Here's a 10-pound version:
$70
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1262222909
Maybe you can find a used one for cheaper, but that's pretty cheap to me.
Steve
Steve Sheldon
Commander
4th Louisiana Delta Rifles
NRA Certified Muzzleloading Instructor
I have been looking at that 10 pounder, but it was out of stock. Looks like they just got a new shipment. Thanks.
Bought a 10 pounder from Midway.
I use a camp stove converted to propane, a cast iron pot and a Lyman bottom pour dipper. Use a casting thermometer to get your lead to 700 degrees before you throw your first bullet.
Bottom pour electric pots won't do a good job casting minies.
Bob Anderson
Company C, 1st Michigan Volunteer Infantry
Small Arms Committee
"I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a hand on.
I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them."
- John Wayne in "The Shootist", 1976
A wise old skirmisher pointed me to a WONDERFUL lead pot, sold by Buffalo Arms.
?Fabulous? is the only word needed to describe it...
Since getting it several years ago, the quality of my castings have improved to perfection.
Large capacity, gets up to 850 degrees, easily capable of supporting long casting runs for hours on end.
Some even say this is a clone to the venerable Rapine Lead Pot.
Semper Fi,
Rob Freeman
Col, USMC (Ret.)
1987-2019
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. - Vince Lombardi
Rob, I may be interested. Which model:
https://www.buffaloarms.com/bullet-c...sting-furnaces
I already pulled the trigger on a 10 pounder.
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