I am new to shuetzen shooting and do not cast my own bullets yet. I am looking for a place to buy cast bullets that I can BS. I have a 38-55 with an18 twist barrel, so I am thinking that it would have to be about 300gr or less.
Any advice or direction is appreciated.
Edit.... it is a. 375 bore dia if that helps

Firearms-Doc :

Here is the selection of plain base, cast lead, lube cannelured bullets that M.B.W. offers starting at 225 Grains up to 365 Grains weight.

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Hope one of these will work out for you.

C.M.M.
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Stay away from hard cast and look for a lead and tin only alloy.

firearmdoc
Welcome to the schuetzen game.
Buying bullets is a good way to get started shooting without having to set up for bullet casting. You might consider:
Bullets by Bennett
3738 Ghent Hill Road
Ulster, PA 18850
Phone: 570-867-0801
His bullets are swaged with a knurled surface to hold the lube. They shot well in one of my rifles. He makes a .375 and you can specify the weight you want.

   Fire Arms Doc --

    Montana Bullet Works is a family business conducted by the Jennings family.  David is a stay at home worker doing bullet casting, while Mrs. Jennings is a go to work lady outside of the home.

   I have found that for orders, the best and quickest approach is inter-net orders.  So if you call during the day, David most likely will not answer the phone since he is in the shop casting.  Leave a message and the Mrs. will return your call in the evening.

   The quality of their cast bullets is better than most and their mould selection is outstanding.  Know your bore dimensions before ordering and Dave will size your bullets to fit.

   Start out with a bullet on the lighter side if you are a target shooter, as you don't want to send more lead down range that you need to in order to gain the best accuracy.

  Good luck,

  C.M.M.

Fire Arm Doc --

      You say that you are just starting out in schuetzen, so I am wondering if you presently have all of the typical data concerning breech seating loading and shooting at your disposal?

   For instance, is your chamber throated to accept a tapered bullet?  Also, do you have a bullet seating tool designed to work in your particular rifle?

  Sorry that the M.B.W. lead that I gave didn't work out, but there are certainly other vendors out there who do bullets casting.  The key is to get connected up with someone who knows schuetzen and who can advise you on bullet alloy (black vs. smokeless), etc. etc.

C.M.M.

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shovel80 wrote on Jun 30^th, 2013 at 10:13pm:

Also used Chey when I first started with BP (pre-casting) and was pleased with their bullets/service.