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OldCannon wrote:

Don2 wrote:
PRICES:
Lee @ $64
RCBS @ $375

The only real difference is temperature stability,

And one can easily build a PID temperature controller for under $100 that will control the temperature far better than any stock lead furnance.

jhutto wrote:For it for my birthday so I'm looking to get into casting. Any helpful thoughts ??

Don't get the Lyman's master casting kit.

Several reasons.

First, Lyman was a great brand for generations but their quality has greatly eroded in the last decade. I have had to send more stuff back to Lyman than any other brand and I hear similar cries of dismay on on the castboolits forum.

Second, you can do better than that kit. The Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook is a good buy; I own it and recommend it. As far as the Sizer/Lubricator goes, get the RCBS version.

Third, You can get a 4-20 lb Lee bottom pour melter instead of a 10 lb Lyman pot that you have to use a dipper.

Fourth, I see no use for either the ingot mold or the dipper. For ingots, I just use a $0.50 garage sale muffin tin. For a dipper . . . well I bought a really nice one years ago and literally have never used it.

I encourage casting, just not that kit.