Very nice results. What sort of lead are you using? I've used wheel weights for 40 years for my pistol bullets (moderate velocity plain base .38s and .45s). My wheel weights are from the 1980s, before the blend got weird. No complaints yet after thousands of bullets.
Started casting for my original Lorenz musket with VERY primitive equipment in 1961. Dixie Gun Works catalog was my bible! Many thousands of bullets later....my equipment is hugely improved as is my finished product. Enjoy the journey until NYS outlaws it. You won't really save money, but it...
Been loading mostly pistol and some rifle since 1981. There's a LOT of great advice here in these responses. For what it's worth, I have accumulated numerous used Lyman and Redding powder measures. They are a slight pain to adjust and dial in the exact charge you require BUT once they are...