that was a very good video that cut to the chase on a good way to cast and load.
my casting is divided between .45-70 BPCR bullets (grease grooves and paper patch slicks), muzzleloader .50 and .62 balls, and pistol .45acp and .357mag.
i typically tumble lube pistol bullets in white label 45-45-10 - it's fast and works great, no leading.
i use 3 lee 20lb ladle pots, for pure lead (muzzleloader balls and REAL bullets), 1:30 alloy (BPCR greasers), 1:20 alloy (BPCR paper patch slicks and pistol). lee moulds for balls and pistol bullets, BACO and Accurate moulds for BPCR bullets. i run the pots wide open, clean the moulds with auto brake cleaner, use a #64 rubber band around the mould handle ends for consistent mould tension. moulds are furnace rim preheated, lead or alloy is fluxed with sawdust and dross skimmed off with a spoon. i built a large exhaust system that duct vents out a shop window, so i can cast indoors year round.
i ladle pour the big BPCR bullets for consistent accuracy. these are shot at 200 to 1000 yards, mostly 200 to 300 yards at the club range. i typically run two single cavity moulds at the same time, 487 slicks and 527 greasers - while one cools the other gets poured. bullets are with 1/2 grain total weight. the greasers are dip lubed and cookie cut. paper patch slicks are rolled with 9lb onion paper and left dry - no water or lube. all cartridges are fire formed and loaded with drop filled and compressed Swiss 1-1/2F black powder - 67 grains for most greasers and 82 grains for ppb slicks.
casting station ...
single cavity casting the lee 459-500R 500 grain with 1:30 alloy ...
lyman 457193 417 grain 200yd greasers ...
487 grain slick paper patch ...
loading fire formed brass with 447 greasers ...
dip lubing greasers ...
http://imgur.com/a/sQS8Zshooting 527 greasers @ the 200yd range off bench cross sticks ...
not a great target, but decent for my old eyes off ground cross sticks and mostly in the black ...
typical ground cross sticks set up ...