PROS: The cost of this Lee .58 mold (500 grain) is less than one box of store-bought Minie Balls in a 50 count box. Far too simple to use! Follow the direction that come with the mold and with no practice, I was able to create perfect Minie Balls of my own... as long as I have pure lead, I have bullets for my reproduction 1861 Springfield Rifle Musket. The wood handle keeps the heat off your hands, but since you work with molten lead, it's just wise to use leather gloves (I used simple welders gloves). The bullets this mold makes are far superior to using patched round balls. No patches required with Minie balls and the balls this makes are perfectly uniform in shape. The mold locks up tight and I have not had to hand file/cut with razor knife any mold markings. CONS: Single cavity... one pour, one bullet. It takes a while to make 200 Minie balls, but the cost savings over buying boxes of 50 are worth the price and time. 500 grains... in my opinion, I could have gone with a lighter bullet. 500 grains eats up 5 pounds of lead pretty quick (still makes a lot of bullets, but unless you truly need a 500 grain bullet, I would recommend going for a lighter weight mold cavity). No other "cons" about this mold. As you can see, the "cons" that I listed are not really bad at all. You can SEE that it is a single cavity, so you know what you're getting anyway... and if you need a 500 grain, hard-hitting Minie ball, that's what you get! Overall, this is an outstanding investment. No more hunting through supply stores asking "Do you carry any .58 Minie balls?" just to hear "Nope". With this mold, you always have access to the .58 Minie Balls!Read full review
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Precision mini ball mold made of aluminum so it pre-heats or heats quickly while casting to make good quality castings quickly. Works easily as it should. Makes bullet castings just as nicely as my more expensive steel molds. I am very happy with this mold. I wanted an original style mini ball mold, and now I may buy another to modify for a thicker skirted mini ball for stronger greater loads.
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Easy to use, this Lee .575 Minie mold turns out great bullets.I have 10-12 Lee molds and have been happy with them all.
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These Lee Bullet Molds work great and make some sweet looking bullets.
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2nd one I bought. The closest I could find to an authentic Civil War Minie. Turn mold over and bullets fall right out. I have not had a chance to fire any, but I plan in doing do soon.
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