lemme try this one!
Is it because you can control the quality better then mass production.
As far as lead bullets, yes. I think I can make a better lead bullet than is commercially available by mass production. I can make it with a specific alloy to the use... to make it more functional, and I can apply different lubes for different applications (speeds and pressures). I can't compete with an XTP, of course, but that's a different animal.
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Oh definitely. My .357 bullets cost me 2.6 cents each, and that is after I have to buy my lead online at $1.15/lb.
(Now, if you get crazy collecting custom molds, it isn't
as cost effective, until you own the mold for a while...
and you quit buying every new one that comes out, like some people. )
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Is it that you can design your own?
That is for sure! I love that I can make about two dozen or more different bullets just for my .357, using various pins, settings and mold blocks, and as far as designing my own... I do have some Lyman and Ideal molds that weren't originally designed as hollow points, I have custom pins for my NOE hollow points that aren't available off the shelf, and I modified the design on one Accurate Mold when I ordered it.