Bullets, Bullets, AND MORE BULLETS!! Let's Reload!

[@richardstephenson2541]

I'm in the middle of reloading right now get some

[@flowerofash4439]

typing while reloading, what a skill

[@billfreeman4940]

@@flowerofash4439 typing while thinking what a skill

[@indiancreek1570]

Bayou brass & bullets is absolutely a great business to deal with, I bought a old colt SAA in 38-40 and couldn’t find brass anywhere for it, but called bayou bullets and they went out of his way to get me some, and four days later I got them , around 300 plus new starline cases, and the old 1902 colt shoots great,

[@jedsideas9717]

"If you own it you better know how to work on it" - Jerry Mickuleck 2020

[@mohammedcohen]

pretty much what the manager of the Illesheim Rod & Gun Club told my in 1972 or '73...since you've bought all these guns you should learn hoew to reload..ammo in the states is far more expensive than here at the Rod & Gun club...

[@dustywillis79]

I love it Jerry: "We're just going to do some slow fire here" Jerry's slow fire: Faster than most peoples speed shots. :-D

[@user-dt9qe8wo6u]

Teacher: whats your favorite pet ? Me: ooooh probably my Remington Teacher: what kind of food do you feed him or her? Me: A whole lot of GET SOOOOOOOMMMMEEE

[@MiculekDotCom]

Get some for sure!!

[@patbullard9276]

I did know someone who had a dog named Remington. And my son has a boxer dog named Ruger, named that by his wife. And my son works for Remington.

[@shawngansert1973]

Good one🤣. I actually laughed at that but you're absolutely right.

[@deadeye512]

Lemme show you... *timer beeps* Jerry shoots every number out of the clock in the back of the room in .67 seconds.

[@Im_Socials]

Hey Jerry I just wanna say you're an amazing inspiration. I've been watching you for a few years now and coming from California I never really shot guns. Once I moved to Ohio I was introduced around the age of 9 of from there my passion sparked. Watching you, you've actually inspired me to take up competition shooting. Hope you're doing well with quarantine, glad to see you're still having fun 😁

[@CalmBeforeTheStorm76]

A true professional... Says who his sponsor is before he begins the conversation... What a classy guy. I wish more men were like him.

[@erich1394]

Hey, I appreciate your upbeat attitude and presentation style - this was a real joy to watch.

[@lapoint7603]

I was reloading and needed to stop to fill my primer tubes. Thought I'd see what was on YT, and there's a fresh "Gethca Some!" video! Loading 147 gr, Hi-Tek coated 9mm minor for a USPSA match tonight. Great video again. Thanks Jerry!

[@RetrieverTrainingAlone]

For bolt action rifle hunting up here in Alaska, I hand load Barnes TTSX...130 gr for Dall Sheep, Black Bear, Caribou and 180gr for Moose/Grizzly Bear.

[@Bodhi1satva]

My hero! I started reloading and casting with my father in the mid 60’s and love seeing all these molds and hearing you talk reloading! I still cast my own lead and use wax lube for practice with my revolvers and jacketed for my 1911. We even use to collect the old used lead tire weights from a full service gas station I worked at to melt down for bullets. Thank you for terrific video!

[@ninjaswordtothehead]

You buy jacketed for your 1911 or cast them yourself? Would love to make some of my own for mine, don't mind soft lead down a SAA, but figured it was awful on a 1911.

[@Bodhi1satva]

@@ninjaswordtothehead I’ve tried both for the 1911, and my S&W and the bigger problem was occasional feeding issues. But you’re absolutely right it’s just easier to buy jacketed. I’ve been meaning to check into swaging my own lead cores and getting dies to cut my own jackets. One more point of control, but its a bit expensive. Not as much as I’ve spent already and there’s never a reason not to buy more tools and learn new skills!

[@ninjaswordtothehead]

@@Bodhi1satva That answers what I needed for where I'm at with skill level. Always good to learn new things, I just need one more tool... Thanks.

[@cliffordgoehring7146]

With the Lee molds I dip the corner of it in the melted lead to warm it up. Usually the third or fourth bullet comes out perfect.

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

I've always heated my Lee 6-cavity molds with a propane torch, I give it just enough heat to the point I only need 4-5 initial castings to get the mold up to temp, after that it spits out smooth and lightly frosty bullets (I usually cast a little hot, the frosted surface holds onto the Hi-Tek coating better, and they quench nice and hard), but I do also stick a corner of the mold into the pot when I have to stop for a few minutes, it definitely keeps it up to temp. I just don't like waiting for it to get hot when starting from a cold mold, and the torch is really handy for melting freshly added ingots in the pot, and a quick blast on the pour spout will unclog a bottom pour pot in a jiffy, I always keep a torch handy when I'm casting.

[@bisleyblackhawk1288]

When I don’t have time to coat my own cast bullets for Cowboy Action...I order Hi-Tek coated .45 and .38 bullets from Summers Enterprises...Donny Summers makes a damn fine product and Hi-Tek is likewise a damn fine coating (my zombie green 🧟‍♂️ coated .300 BO subsonic bullets really stand out)...great and informative video Jerry, thank you 👍👍👍

[@sashmiel6566]

Does the coating leave a colored marking?

[@bisleyblackhawk1288]

@Sashmiel...the zombie green will sometimes leave a small green impact mark on a white painted steel target but when the target paint is shot away the impact spot doesn’t seem to stick...but the Hy-Tek coating is extremely durable and adhered to the bullet even with the impact on steel.

[@larryalexander4833]

Jerry you aren't the only one that reloads to be able to afford to shoot my 45 45colt 44 mag . I would appreciate it greatly a video on different lead and how to add different ingredients to change hardness

[@GunFunZS]

It gives me joy to see somebody like Jerry Mitchell like using a lee 6 cavity. Well there are certainly better quality molds on the market it shows you that affordable stuff really does measure up to top-level demand. I've made well over 100,000 bullets using leasix cavity molds and I know lots of people who lap me many times over. There's just no way most of us could ever afford to shoot that much with commercially made projectiles.

[@squarebear619]

My dad would always do my cleaning and such but I told him that I have to learn the care of my weapon not just being a good shot. Your quote in the beginning rings so true. I am making sure I am an expert in handling and care of my weapons. My dad is an old Nam vet sho had me later in life and I'm his baby girl so he has always felt he had to take care of me and my daughter even while married.

[@christophermaggard9917]

Casting bullets is my passion! Thanks for confirming your interest! Kindest Regards from Versailles, Kentucky😸😼🐈🐱🙀🐕

[@billsharar9288]

I’ve been shooting bullets from Pyrocast Bullets USA for a couple years now. I’m a fan!

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

Thanks for the knowledge about casting my own bullets, Mr. Miculek !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@chadhaire1711]

waste of time and dangerous working with lead and jams up your barrel..dont waste yuor time..

[@jamesmoreno4155]

A million and a half bullets is probably a huge understatement on how many Jerry has shot

[@ScottKenny1978]

That's probably just last year...

[@davidkachel]

Jerry meant, before lunch!

[@davidallen5976]

Jerry on Jerry’s shirt is peeking over the table 🤣

[@werre2]

yo dawg

[@jenniferbeatty7545]

🤣🤣🤣

[@johnskuse406]

Jedidah Fire w

[@arthurcarstens]

Jerry you are an inspiration!! you partly inspired me to start casting to feed my "pets". Am right down the road in the Longview area, cast about 15K rounds every year of 45acp and 9mm. My current costs are about $3.50 per hundred of either caliber. keep up the good work!!

[@gb93669]

Sincere question here...I reload thousands of 9mm. My bullet cost is $.09 each. I'm intrigued by the idea of casting and it would be fun to do no doubt, but the cost savings alone doesn't seem to be worth it. I'd save 5 and 1/2 cents per bullet? But I'd have so much time invested in casting and baking, plus the equipment cost, that it seems not worth it unless just for the fun of it. I buy copper jacketed bullets. I understand if you're wanting to experiment or fine tune bullets for competition, but I just train. Thanks.

[@chadhaire1711]

@@gb93669 all of your figures from BOTH of you guys are bullcrap. There is more to reloading than cost of brass, powder, bullet, and machine. The time it takes to pick up the brass, clean, size, and load is there too....The money saved in common calibers is NOT THERE. Buying a case of cheap 9mm brass at 5,000 rounds, then selling the empty cases is the way to go....reloading is only about 2-3 cents per round cheaper on paper and even if you showed me a larger figure the time it takes to reload works out only if your time is worth $8 an hour with a min wage job. You reloaders are kidding yourself...

[@mackellyman5642]

@@chadhaire1711 What you fail to consider is that reloading is part of the "PREP PERIOD" for competition...

[@chadhaire1711]

@@mackellyman5642 for losers with too much time on their hands

[@deathsicon]

Years ago while shooting idpa my brother was using hard cast 9mm handmade (store bought castings) it got so bad on the dim indoor range it looked like he was shooting black powder, then our local store turned us onto powder coated cast and that's all he's loaded since

[@davescott8859]

Jerry, just watching your videos gives me confidence to leave the backdoor unlocked and wear a timer on my hip, thanks for sharing all your knowledge.

[@jimfox5299]

This man's forearms are ripped like crazy. Shooting must have given him a very strong grip over the years.

[@southronjr1570]

A tip for Fluxing the lead, if you drop a match or match head into the pot after you stir the paraffin it will ignite and keep the wax from smoking so bad and actually helps burn off some of the impurities that would otherwise be airborne and get into your lungs. You can also use dry sawdust to Flux with and the ash that will get burned up will pull a few other impurities out that the wax might not. I always set my spoon and the molds I plan to cast with on the edge of the pot to warm up and dry off as the lead comes up to temp. We used to go through around 5,000 rounds a year feeding 5 .58 cal rifle-muskets, 3 .50 Smith carbines and 2 .54 Sharps carbines in N-SSA matches and that's not even mentioning the pistol and Smoothbore matche, boy I love my mortar because we would only have to make up powder charges because the balls were usually recovered after every match, inly ever left 2 balls in the field up in Winchester. We would buy powder by the 25 lb case and usually burn through a case in 3 months, so we got real good at casting and loading BP ammo. We ended up getting a master caster to handle the volume and even went so far as to buy a mill and lathe to make our own custom molds.

[@michaelspangler2918]

Awesome video Jerry. Donnie helped change a whole industry by introducing that coating to the US. Keep up the good work Miculek family!

[@E.L.RipleyAtNostromo]

I’ve got a bunch of Lee molds, but only for black powder pure lead, and have been casting round balls and Minnie bullets for a long time. I want to try bullet casting for regular handguns, but don’t want to spend a fortune on lead alloy for casting. The days of old wheel weights and linotype are over. I have a ton of lead, and even a few pounds of tin, but no idea how to mix it with the lead to harden it, so for now have just been buying the cast bullets. I have a supplier that sells bars of something called Lyman #2, but I’ll have to see if it’s any cheaper than buying the already cast and lubed lead bullets. Appreciate the info on the bullet coatings, looks good! 👍

[@kriswittlieff9586]

Jerry you are wonderful to watch and learn from. Just 1 question, are you using black powder???????????? Wow LOTS of smoke.

[@davidkeller3884]

I know your lil brother good family damn good shooter down here in gramercy la

[@michaelpierson7256]

I cast for 40mm & 3" muzzle & breechloader cannons. I've sure had my share of problems over the years, mostly with hardness. How to purify shot recovered bullets to be soft enough to work in the muzzleloaders, they can be so hard they ring when hit & so they tumble. The breechloaders are good with the hard ones😊

[@Skilpadjie1]

On my Molds where I powder coat at end. Ive drilled/machined out all the wax grooves on the molds. To allow for more contact between bullet and rifling.

[@johnknouse8846]

I really love the Hornady XTP 180 grain JHP with about 30 grains of H110 in my Smith and Wesson Model 29. I like to save money and shoot the coated lead in my .45’s and even my 9mm’s. But at .25 a piece all in for a .44 mag load, that’s still a pretty good savings. I really don’t shoot it a whole lot though, if I did, I may be more inclined to shoot the wad cutters.

[@inglwud5625]

I cast for almost every gun I own and then powder coat- its the best way so far.

[@onpsxmember]

What kind of coating is that specifically? Do you put them in the oven after the coating?

[@inglwud5625]

@@onpsxmember yes bake for about 10 minutes depends on the kind of powder you have

[@TehBr0]

We shoot tonnes of Hi-Tek coated hardcast bullets here in Australia in pistol competition, several local manufacturers use it.

[@TXH1138]

Just got all my equipment to start reloading. Being a newbie, I plan on buying my bullets.

[@TheSuburban15]

That's really a good idea. Cuts down on the number of variables.

[@german199denuevo]

I would listen you all the time, so instructive!

[@beeamerica5024]

Love the way that revolver is ported could tell by the smoke

[@alphagt62]

When you shoot those waxed bullets you can smell the wax in the smoke. Smells like you put a candle out.

[@sarchlalaith8836]

I'm not a pro shooter... But I am an expert caster, been doing it all my life, lead, tin, resin.. Pro tip, drop the aluminum mold into the lead pot k since its set to low heat for melting only lead) to warm it up and the first bullets will be just as fine as the last.

[@ericomfg]

Crazy, the lead will just roll off it like a nonstick pan or something?

[@garyandtricia1]

"We shot a zillion rounds together", I actually think that number is low....

[@tankmeister8131]

I always heated up the mold to stop wrinkling Thanks Jerry

[@ctapmgriley]

Jerry - would you do a video of how you set up a revolver for either competition or protection? Thanks

[@steelpunisher6944]

Great video Jerry! I really enjoy casting all my pistol caliber bullets. I just got done powder coating 1k 9mm from lee molds. Came in and watched this video. Great stuff!!

[@michaelwhittmann7013]

Your the man Jerry, you are my hero!

[@scottbennington2936]

I want your shirt, but with the words "slow fire". Awesome lesson you gave.

[@jguilletjr]

I have some Bayou Bullets, 115 Gr 9mm, some 44 mag, and some .45's I love them.

[@mattcurry475]

Jerry thank you for posting great straightforward videos I learn something every time

[@markwalker5152]

I’m in the process, of learning copper coating my lead..I think it’s kind of cool!

[@willbar1961]

I'm just now starting lead "cowboy" low pressure loading, 45 acp, 45 colt, maybe later 38 special. Running in a Rem. 1858 with conversion cylinders. Bayou Bullets seem to be good.

[@lestergillis8171]

You can dip a corner of the mold on to the surface of liquid lead for a minute or so. That shortens the warm up time for the mold.

[@Jb-qf8nx]

Hi jerry, thank you for all of your videos, I just think it’s so funny how you’re talking about casting and reloading while sitting in front of a mountain sized wall of ammunition. 😁

[@ScottKenny1978]

Practice ammo. The more you can afford to shoot, the better a shot you will be. Takes about a thousand rounds or so for a reloading press to pay for itself.

[@heethen112]

Wish the pot would have stayed warm bullet casting isn’t easy but not hard, did I miss gas checks? I will rewatch.. great info. I poured 50 cal muzzle loader, and decoy weights and been very interested in bullets!

[@LS1007]

Good video Jerry! Thanks. Stay safe! 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸

[@Kilz78]

I'm confident that Jerry knows this term but for anyone else wondering--the impurities that get cooked out of the lead(or any other molten metal) is called dross. Also if you preheat the mold you won't have as many redo's. (The Leidenfrost effect)

[@jlacc1]

Even if your outdoors i believe you should use a filtered respirator to avoid lead vapor.

[@janardkim4767]

Long live Jerry thanks for all the knowledges

[@GunSam]

I know it cost a little more than other options, but I love the Speer TMJ bullets for .38 Special and .357 Mag. Like $12.50/100.

[@Timshowtomake]

I like to have all the little boxes on the shelf behind him ;-) will be like Christmas for me

[@011CJ]

What are your thoughts on electroplating led with copper?

[@supermotobuild774]

Keep these videos coming! I love reloading videos!

[@MBOFOYH]

Hey wait a minute. I watched that video about a day in the life of Jerry Miculek, and I saw that part where you reloaded ammunition in the palm of your hand just by squeezing two bullets, two cases, two primers, and some powder. You should do a video explaining how you did that! ;)

[@Cyotis]

Sweet! I really do want to get into casting in the future. Saving my brass and dollars now.

[@ironbomb6753]

It's as much fun as shooting👍🙂 enjoy

[@Capttainn]

Thanks for making all these vids during quarantine Jerry!

[@richardstephenson2541]

Jerry do you use your own reloads in competition

[@MiculekDotCom]

Reload for practice.

[@richardstephenson2541]

Ok thanks, im assuming you use Hornady or some kind of good Factory loaded ammunition when you're actually shooting a competition

[@tbcoachniblick1208]

Jerry is the Tom Brady of all types of shooting,gunsmithing, loading, and common sense.....🇺🇸👍🐐

[@dbelex]

Nice to see that optic on the Smith. People at my range laughed when I put a Delta Point on my 586.

[@ryanmandau8823]

I cast in powder coat 340 grain 4570 bullets for plinking between 1000 and probably 2,000 ft per second and the bore is clean. Even when I pushing it. I usually don't go above 16 or 1700 though because what's the point?

[@rimawihone]

In this PC World - I love all of this Jerry!!

[@robertaus8420]

Copper coated has been an awesome projectile.

[@zoliana9598]

*BEEP LOOTERS: WHAT THE... PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW JERRY: PRETTY GOOD. HEY EVERYONE I'M JERRY MICULEK.

[@Pabcio]

Hahah

[@maineoutdoorsman677]

Man I would love to go to town on ur ammo behind u ,man that's an awesome sight,more ammo then out local hardware store 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@HypocriticYT]

Hornady makes accurate jacketed bullets. I cast with pure lead 230 gr Lee for the 45 ACP and coated with powder coat paint and then size them. However accuracy is poor. What am I doing wrong????? diameter is correct (sized after powder coating) and my castings are very good. When I reload Hornady jacketed accuracy is much better.

[@TheSuburban15]

Cast bullets usually shoot better when sized to 0.001" or maybe 0.002" larger than jacketed.

[@johnpitts9836]

Happy Birthday. I'll be 67 in December. But believe me 66 is a great number.😄

[@ZeroBoostBuick]

I prefer plated. Fella at the range had a Glock 19,. And only shot his own cast bullets through it. It was the most accurate pistol I've ever shot. Even when I thought I pulled the shot, it still went through the same hole. He bought the gun new and only shot cast through it. Said he's shot over 150,00 rounds through that Glock.

[@bcouri1]

only been casting for a few years but haven't ever powder coated my castings. I've been more of a traditional lube-in-groove person, just recently getting into gas checks and making my own

[@JacobeFPV]

I reload with the sns casting coated lead, good quality.

[@buddiepal12]

Hi, I am new to reloading and was going to buy bullets for 40 cal and one brand says .400 Diameter and the other brand is .401 diameter. Both copper plated. Can I use the .401? The brands are xtreme .400 and Berrys .401. This is going to be just for target shooting in the backyard. Are there other brands that are better than these for target shooting? Thanks for your help

[@chadhaire1711]

reloading is a waste of time.....takes way too much time and the money saved is not that much...and 40 cal is not easy to reload.....just buy cheap steel case ammo in bulk and save yourself a lot of hassle and pain....

[@k_enn]

Love that eight shot "six-shooter."

[@HaqqAttak]

I just got into this and am using hardball quenched in water for .45acp. Should my lead cloud probably be minimal with this?

[@MBOFOYH]

Getting the lead to cast can be expensive. A lot of people have snatched up free lead. Sometimes you have to be creative to find lead or buy it at a low cost. Thanks for the video, I'm sure I will learn something.

[@chadhaire1711]

great idea...work with lead a toxic poison...and screwing up your barrel with time consuming cleaning...Just buy Russian steel case by the bulk and be done with it!

[@Badbri2A]

How does the coatings work, is it a spray can, drip?

[@k_enn]

Big point on the air-borne lead. I used to shoot at an indoor range where everyone used lead bullets. Some of the shooters began showing signs of lead poisoning. Blood work confirmed it was lead poisoning. The state environmental agency came in and did air quality testing during matches. They found a high quantity of lead in the air, that was a probably source of the lead poisoning. The range had to drastically upgrade their air ventilation system, and problem solved.

[@taylorharbin3948]

I’m curious about your table. Is it wood or did you put something else under the pot? I assume it won’t catch fire? I’m on the fence about starting but some folks recommend so much safety equipment I don’t know if it’s worth the investment.

[@yoteoboth8449]

My question is how do you keep the shelves behind you from sagging with all of the weight on them? I don't see enough bracing for wood to support the amount of lead.

[@csorgatz]

Thanks Jerry for putting this out!! I knew you would get to it! :)

[@Lexidezi225]

Well said besides the fact that you can not quench harden pure lead it’s not possible. Maybe if you have some lead that isn’t pure it could be possible. I’m thinking of taking a bucket of wheel weights and casting my own 9mm.

[@geoffreyjones2000]

In the early 80s, I found printing presses used a teflon coating that was sprayed and baked... game on

[@TheSuburban15]

That's basically how the Hi-Tek coating works.

[@HypocriticYT]

45 ACP what 230gr mold is best for accuracy? I have a Lee 230 gr mold but very poor accuracy. I coated them with powder coat paint and then sized them.

[@paulasturi4199]

Don't plan on reloading anytime soon (I shoot mostly 9mm) but great information in any case. Thanks again, Jerry!

[@Kilz78]

Actually it's fun.....also you greatly reduce the cost of said ammo even if you buy jacketed bullets.

[@christo2690]

I shoot powder coated, one thing i noticed is that a 9mm factor 130 load fouls much more than a factor 125. So don't make them too hot and spicy

[@rodgerbooth1064]

Another great one Jerry, looking forward to more!

[@liberty5565]

My biggest take away was the quenching and tempering. It never crossed my mind. I cast a lot of sinkers, because I fish fast rivers and lose a lot of lead. Lead is so evil now that I can't go out and grab a bucket of wheel weights from area garages, and yes, wheel weight lead is very dirty. I melt a lot of used lead just to clean off the muck, then melt again to pour in to a stock/storage mold. And yes, ventilation is very important. I preheat my large molds so. I don't have cold casts These coatings are pretty cool. I could use them on my bucktail casts.

[@paulharting4042]

Propellent choice is as much a factor in "smoke" generation as bullet type. Personally I have switched from lead alloy bullets to copper "plated" bullets. They don't lead the barrel and have accuracy similar to jacked bullets. Jerry is correct, it's hard to beat Hornady's XTP for accuracy and penetration.

[@deionaterobertson3365]

Thanks for the information Jerry🇺🇸

[@thecainer64]

Jerry I would love to see more reloading videos from you.

[@k_enn]

Any views on plated bullets verses lead or jacketed?

[@chadwilliams2973]

I love to cast my 357 mag bullets!! Great video sir

[@Johnsormani]

we used to train ipsa back in the day ( late 80ies, beginning 90ies) with lead bullets at an indoor range. We used to wear full gas masks to prevent lead poisoning :-).

[@benbowditch9265]

I appreciate all of your videos, especially you re-visiting reloading. I've been reloading only 5 years now and just recently got into casting. So far all equipment and lead costs (wheel weights, scrap yards, and range lead) put me @ $3.25 a box of 50 loaded. Love Bayou Bullets, I will probably switch to Hytek once I run out of Powder coat. Have you any experience with Accurate Moulds or Erik at HollowpointMolds? Thank you, and Get Some y'all!

[@beefcakesasquatch6608]

I'd like to see what press and equipment you use.