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electric furnaces for casting bullets. really needed?

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recurve shooter:
hi guys. it seems that all the vids i find on youtube of folks casting bullets use those big electric furnace things. i assume there is some advantage to them, but i dont have the cash to get one right now. could you do it with say a large propane burner and an old pot and still get decent bullets? i really want to get into casting bullets, and im trying to figure out the best way to go about it. thanks for the help guys.

mullet:
 Trey, that's what I'm doing. I use a propane burner, old steel pot and a dipper. Like in the movie the Patriot, except I'm not melting those valuable toy soldiers.

cowboy:
Mesquite fire and an old bean can with a spout crimped into one side worked fine for me. Once your mold heats up you'll get some slick bullets outa there.

recurve shooter:
awsome. ok, here go a few more questions. aluminum or steel/iron molds? and on youtube i see alot of guys drop the hot bullets into watter right out of the mold. would that make minnis to brittle? and i think i would get lead from tire shops, would that be the best source? thanks again guys!

bryan irwin:
i think i would try to find another source for your lead tire weights may be to hard for bullets they have too much tin in them.

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