No that I have this 44 Magnum, I'm considering casting bullets for it. Since I have limited experance in reloading HOME cast lead bullets I've been doing a bit of research that has left me with some questions. I'm homing the casting folks here on the forum can lend some thoughts.

I would be casing range lead because I have access to it, so the hardness is going to be difficult to gauge. In a LEE 90338 mold .429 diameter 240-grain Semi Wad Cutter nose bullet. With this in mind, I was wondering about Gas Checks and other methods use when loading with cast lead.

How necessary is it to use gas checks in these magnum calibers? Not being a handgun person I'm curious about this because when loading for rifles I never used gas checks.

I've tried power coating in bullets to reduce lead fouling in the bore. Does powder coating eliminate the need for gas checks?

Thank you for your help in advance

Bill
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