Cast Bullets Blog

12 Feb

Rising lead prices expected in 2013

Good news for the auto industry is bleak news for the shooting industry. As demand for new autos increases so does the demand for lead. The major use of lead is in lead acid batteries in vehicles. Even though the...

30 Nov

Why volatility in alloy pricing challenges cast bullet makers.

A comment we hear often at gun shows centers around the price of cast bullets. Most folks don’t sit down and do the math when it comes to the cost of the alloy and how it affects pricing. I will...

26 Nov

Packaging and labeling Cast Bullets

This is the first in a series outlining the lessons we learned starting a cast bullet business. It isn't necessarily the first thing we learned but it is one of the more interesting lessons. You don’t really give much thought to...