Anyone know much about Cast Bullet Eng. not making molds?? Damn hope he gets back soon!
I know he has been advertising the business for sale for a while, I think CBE is his second side business, not his main job.
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And possibly health issues, also read something on the site a while ago, so who knowsā¦ Maybe you are holding on to a bit of history at this stage. Or they are dealing with something and will come back laterā¦ Maybe just need a break.
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Seems to be a recurring issue in the local industry - people get old and sick and close up shop.
ā¦and to be brutally honest, hard to compete with Lee at $60 a pop with handles, which does the same thing for 90% of stuff people are casting for.
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Yes and noā¦if you dont mind overheating of the alloy mold, then frosty inconsistent bulletsā¦Lee are lucky dip I find.
I do mind. To counter that, I usually cast for two calibres, rotating the moulds and giving them a chance to cool down. Donāt get me wrong, CBE makes excellent and very hard to come by moulds. They are just unproportionally expensive. I own a few CBE moulds, but only because nobody else made what I needed. If they were a little more expensive, they would be my first choice. But 300%-400% more expensive, thatās hard to justify.
Well I too rotate molds and cast for multiple rifles at the same time, but the alloy molds still overheat to stuff my rhythm up. I guess, I make my own handles, so I only need the CBE mold.
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Got a reply from CBE, stating he may make molds in the new yearā¦
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Just checked the website and the notice has been removed so I am assuming that it is back to business as usual
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Late to the party fellaā¦ I got mine after they re-oped 
Thatās a good poke, methinks, with a temporary closure of CBE orders. Take note, @Nomis.
In generally I try to have a mold, well, not try, I go out of my way to do so, for any old obscure or uncommon firearm I have.
I only cast for a small handful, if I can buy projectiles - thatā always the first choice (with the exception of 45-70, because those are ripoff to buy). Anyhow, well worth having a backup plan, in case bullet supplies for weird and obscure dwindle, as it already has for two of my rifles.
Fun factā¦ Even buying cast bullets doesnāt guarantee success. For example, the Black Widow 310 Cadet projectiles have an oversized heel and creates a bulge in the brass, making it a lottery on whether itās going to chamber or not and requires FL sizing of a finished cartridge. Puzzling how they can sell shit like that, but whateverā¦ CBE mold will fix that, so thatās that.
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I love the whole self sufficient/ unlimited bullet supply! Jacketed stuff, is getting more expensive everydayā¦6.5mm bullets are ridiculous price now, thanks to the manbun creedmoor popularity
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Iām going buy more shortly, for my .308 Subsonic target Omark projectā¦Iām going all out on another fully adjustable alloy stockā¦
Alloy? Chassis? @MaxJon? I know I am a fan, but youā¦ I canāt help but think this is some sort of a ācome rescue me, Iāve been kidnapped by the greens for āvoluntaryā reeducationā signal.
p.s. totally agree, jacketed bullets are bit expensive right now. Stocked up in bulk, now I am hoping when this shit is over it will stabilise again or even reduce in price due to over supply. That said, depends what and how much you shot. Stuff I shoot A LOT I buy, but I buy cast.
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Yes I made my own for my Anschutz Smallbore rifle years agoā¦sold it, because I got offered too much money for it, but should have kept itā¦the parts could be handy nowā¦