Casting your own bullets gives you the added benefit of being able to make any size shape and variation you want.
Make your own jacketed bullets.
There is a lead core to give it the mass and a copper jacket to hold it together before and after it hits.
Just chuck the round and live rounds are ok despite what the nervous nellies may tell you in a drill press and drill no more than 2 3s down the bullet length.
Cores seem to be the biggest concern cast bullets work well enough.
Then making your own jacketed bullets is worth while.
A modern bullet is normally two parts.
The video above shows how to make your own hollow point bullets with a case trimmer and a bit of skill.
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There are other types but the copper jacket represents the bulk of the market.
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The other benefit of casting your own bullets specifically making lead bullets is that much like reusing brass shells you can collect the lead you ve fired melt it back down and fire it again and again.
I d also make the hole no more than half the bullet diameter.
I would rather use a set of good factory hollow point ammunition for home defense or concealed carry but when the zombies rise up these will work in a pinch.