Fatelvis,
It's always nice to see guys taking up the hobby of casting. I was introduced to it many, many moons ago by my uncle's who taught me to do it because they were too lazy to make their own.
I guess they didn't mind loading them, just casting was a pain for them I guess.
Well, I don't remember if I started loading or casting first, but it was all more than 35yrs. ago, and more like 40.
Other than discovering girls and cars, I don't think I ever left it for very long, if I ever did.
Today I have 3 bottom pour pots and darn close to 100 moulds of various makes and models.
I cast almost everything, or have moulds to do so. All my handgun bullets are cast, and I haven't shot a jacketed bullet in any of my revolvers in over 20 yrs. I still use jacketed bullets in some of my single shot, and bolt gun pistols, as well as some rifles, but I wouldn't hesitate to use cast bullets in them as well.
Although I have pretty large supplies of various alloy's like linotype, 20-1 and 30-1, as well as WW's and pure lead, I use WW's 90% of the time as they are the most common to obtain. Probably 80-90% of all your shooting can be accomplished by using WW's and using hardening techiniques, i.e.; water quenching, fortifying with lino, heat treating, etc.
Also, as a chronograph is almost a must have when loading and shooting your handloads, having a lead hardness tester follows the same guidelines when casting. I have an LBT Hardness Tester that I bought way back in 1984, and it's never failed me to this day. I can verify my alloys, as well as unknown blends to confirm what area's I can use them in.
PS - Speaking of good cast bullet articles.....check this one out;
http://www.jesseshunting.com/articles/guns/category16/9.html
Take care & happy casting,
Bob