I was casting in a cool basement room out a window that has a cement platform. It's not perfect though as the mosquitoes near the backyard stream tracked me down and devoured my ankles. Eventually, I would love a blower fan ducted casting station in my reloading room.
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Sounds like casting will be in your near future. I was firing off some cast 38 hollow points my son and I made - there’s definitely a sense of pride with each trigger pull. Also, you just need lead and you can have all the bullets you want.
I'm no stranger to casting. I cast bullets as a kid under the direction of my Dad. I'd love to get into it, mainly to feed my pistols, but the reason Dad did it was purely economic - he had easy and cheap/free sources of lead, so it was a no-brainer.
You should probably start at the larger commercial tire and wheel places on rt2 and rt1 corridors. Avoid anyplace that a soccer mom would be willing to walk into. The shadier the better. Lack of a "waiting room" is a good sign. Big trucks means bigger weights. Determine the shops preferred beer/liquor/etc. Bring your own containers.
I have no place to mess with casting or I would be out doing this. I speak fluent hick so I have no issues hitting places where the soccer mom's and karen's won't venture. I like doing business with places that prefer cash and keep their records on paper; I have found the service to be generally better.
