School me on leverguns

[Weetabix]

If you reload, try to find some cast bullets that look like Lee's 358-158-RF. Work a charm in carbines, since they feed reliably, and cut a nice hole in paper or flesh-and-blood targets. And work well in .357 revolvers, too.

6 cavity or 2 cavity?

[First Shirt]

I like the six-cavity versions, since they seem to heat up faster. (And I'm lazy.) But it's the same bullet in either version.

[Weetabix]

I'm lazy, too. I just wasn't sure whether the clamping on the 6 cavity was adequate given the length.

I'll get one.

[First Shirt]

Consistent pressure on the mold handles, and make sure that it aligns properly (not as much of an issue with single- or double-cavity molds) and you should be fine. What gives people fits with the six-cavity molds is that they have the handles in a death grip one time, then just barely keep the blocks together the next time, so bullet quality suffers, and diameters are all over the map.

Take an old towel, and cut an X in the center, maybe two inches or so across. Fasten it on top of a five gallon bucket of cold water, but let the center dip down a bit. Then drop your bullets on the towel, and they'll roll down through the X into the water. Tends to make them a good bit harder than air-cooling will do, and the towel will keep you from splashing water into your mold or lead pot, which is a really bad idea.

[Denis]

Take an old towel, and cut an X in the center, maybe two inches or so across. Fasten it on top of a five gallon bucket of cold water, but let the center dip down a bit. Then drop your bullets on the towel, and they'll roll down through the X into the water. Tends to make them a good bit harder than air-cooling will do, and the towel will keep you from splashing water into your mold or lead pot, which is a really bad idea.

Sneaky! Great tip. Thanks.

[First Shirt]

Don't thank me! It's been around so long that I can't remember where I learned it!

ETA: And I've got Minions who are learning to cast, and I can't afford to have one of them get burned! The repercussions would be severe, at best!