Newby on the block... well, to casting anyways.

[avator]

Yep.. dies would be the big expense but just one or 2 for personal preference is not too bad.
A press could be made pretty simply from a hydrolic bottle jack and wire ingots can be poured.
A cutter is pretty basic as well.

[Back_Roads]

 It is rumored that NOE has swaging molds in the works, I'm still waiting on .20and .177 casting molds, so not holding my breath.

[Wayne52]

Heck an Arbor press would probably work good too

[Wayne52]

It is rumored that NOE has swaging molds in the works, I'm still waiting on .20and .177 casting molds, so not holding my breath.

I haven't heard about swaging dies in the works, that's a new one on me.  I'm also waiting for the .177 BBT's.

[avator]

.177 is still fairly inexpensive to buy pellets. I don't see any of those molds in my near future.
I wish they would make a .25  at 24gr. I can't seem to find one.

[avator]

These 2 Sentrys just love the Hatsan Vortex Strike 24.70.
Cheapest I found them is $6.99 per 200 and a 10% discount.
That's a pretty good price but I don't expect them to last long.

[Hoosier Daddy]

A .20 mold would be SO sweet!
 Imagine how much more of us would be shooting them if pellets were readily available.

[avator]

When I die this is where I wanna go.....

[brewbear]

A .20 mold would be SO sweet!
 Imagine how much more of us would be shooting them if pellets were readily available.

Maybe some day... I waited more than a year for the .22 wadcutters, I can wait another year for the .20s... though I hope and pray it will not be that long


 

When I die this is where I wanna go.....

Just take your time and don't be in a hurry

[Nvreloader]

LOL  There is a LOOOOOONG line of us waiting for the 20 cal and 17 cal,
I just hope I can live long enough to enjoy them.

I have the rat hole funds saved for them, been tempted to get another item I want, real bad,
and so, sure as shootin, when the funds are gone, guess what..............
here they come............then I'll be left holding the empty bag again......

Tia,
Don

[triggertreat]

.20 caliber seems to be a no-brainer mold to make, at least in small batches, since those are hard to come by.  Unless in small batches it is not worth the cost to make them.

[Madd Hatter]

When I die this is where I wanna go.....

Into a lead pot??

[avator]

Casting Heaven.

[Wayne52]

One of my favorite hunting pellets is the NOE 250-34-RF (Hunter Magnum)  I was just looking at a refurb at PA of  Seneca Eagleclow 25 cal also.
I bet these pellets would be excellent in that gun.

[Spacebus]

One of my favorite hunting pellets is the NOE 250-34-RF (Hunter Magnum)  I was just looking at a refurb at PA of  Seneca Eagleclow 25 cal also.
I bet these pellets would be excellent in that gun.

I think they did well in mine but I usually shoot slugs. The 250-42-FN does not shoot in the Eagle Claw. I think the new 251-39 would work well since they look just like the 33 and 42 grain NSA slugs that shoot hole in hole for me.

[Madd Hatter]

Casting Heaven.

Hum? Hot molten toxic metal?? Don't sound like heaven to me. 🤔😂🤣😂

[avator]

Casting Heaven.

Hum? Hot molten toxic metal?? Don't sound like heaven to me. 🤔😂🤣😂

Maybe not but, saving a bunch of money casting my own ammo sounds pretty good. No more 'out of stock, rising prices, poor packing and delivery woes. May not be Heaven but blissful.

[avator]

After taking a break from anything airgun related yesterday I'm gonna slip out to the Red Shed and fire the pot and mold warming plate fired up.
Betty Lou had a 6" cast iron skillet she wasn't using and donated it to the casting cause. It's the perfect size to sit upside down on the hot plate and keeps mold nice and toasty. I merely swap the handles and I can bounce into casting a different pellet. Eventually I'll pick up another handle set.
Tomorrow we plan to made our monthly bulk store run to the city and I plan to pick up that rock tumbler.
I had a cheap drill press vise laying around and mounted it to the LEE pot base. It's adjustable for different mold sizes and makes it easy to slide the mold to align the fill nipple with each sprue hole. Sure speeds thing up... for me anyways.

[Hoosier Daddy]

What's the plans for the Rock Tumbler?
 You gonna polish you pellets in some corn cob media like a vibrator bowl??

[avator]

Any flash, hairs or mold marks come off and it polishes the pellets up. You can also lightly lube if you choose.
No media... just the pellets.

Something I've heard about and I'm gonna try it.