thinking about swaging over casting.

[burnitalldownman]

i am looking into bullett swaging as a hobby and maybe as a way to offset the cost of bulletts. I have done some casting of lead but not sure of doing much of that around the shop with my kids around given the supposed health risks and definatly do not want to exclude them from the process. Swagging equipment is very expensive. they both have thier down side. I'm interested in what you more sperienced hands might have to say about either.

 

[clintsfolly]

the same risks the same stuff!! as long as you follow the guide lines safe for you and the kids. Clint

 

[bigboredad]

teach your kids to wash their hands and don't eat the lead. If you already reload they are already exposed to the same hazards again good hygiene ends the hazard

 

[DeletedMember275]

As stated above, if you reload, your family is already exposed to lead. Take a look around your brass tumbler - see all that dust? It's got a significant lead content.

Wash your hands after casting or reloading; don't eat, drink, smoke, or dip while casting or reloading. Vacuum around the tumbler on a regular basis. You'll be fine. Oh, and don't eat the lead. :wink:

 

[mikld]

Yep, If you want to get into home swaging, go ahead but the health risks (?, I'm sure you're thinking lead poisoning) aren't an issue. Teach your kids to use common sense when working with molten lead and you'll have no health probs.

I looked into home swaging, but the $$$ of the equipment kept me away from getting involved.

 

[volshooter]

For non magnum loads I use LEE molds and tumble lube them with Lee lube. For general shooting fun it is hard to beat. I have a resizer and have tried hard cast with gas checks. Like I said, just for fun shooting, I find the cost advantage goes to LEE using pure or less than real hard lead.

For important high pressure loads I buy my bullets.