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Posted: Thu Mar 19th, 2020 09:06 am

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Cowboy calibers are where you can shoot on the cheap if you have a free supply of lead for casting. My brother-in-law has all of my dad's molds. About once a year we will set up and produce a couple thousand .355, .451, and .308. I am going to add .357 the next time we do this. The secret to shooting lead is medium or slow burn powder and keeping the velocity at 1100 fps or less.

My BIL shoot 300 Blackout. He takes the lead and coats them with a polymer that is more effective than copper jackets in preventing lead build up. He has used them in sub-sonic and high speed rounds. I have used the coating on .355 round nose 120 grain bullets for my 9mm and 200gr semi-wad cutter 45 slugs.

Casting gets the cost down to less than 4 cents a round.

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