Thanks for the welcome and the encouragement. I'll post some pictures just as soon as I get them uploaded to a web site.

I've just ordered a .375 bullet mould from:

http://www.castbulletengineering.com/page003.html

When I get it and I've cast a few I'll post the results. I've never dealt with these people before but they are substanially cheaper than RCBS, Lyman or SAECO when imported into the UK. Thanks to Daryl S. for the advice about filling grease grooves prior to sizing. I'll try that before I get shot of the Lee mould.

Here in the UK Linotype is just about unobtainable, wheelweights are becoming scarce and virgin 50/50 bar solder is very expensive. I did a bit of thinking and came up with pewter as a source of tin. Old pint tankards, particularly if they are dented or engraved with someone's initials can be bought very cheaply (don't tell anyone but usually at less than their scrap value) and will melt down to between 6 and 8 ounces of pewter. Pewter is over 90% tin and is usually alloyed with copper these days rather than lead. I've been using it to produce an alloy of approximately 16:1 and it seems to be performing quite well in pistol calibre carbine loads up to about 1,300 fps. I haven't tried it in my 303 or 375 yet and will try to duplicate Lyman No. 2 metal for that. Anybody got on thoughts on this?