The key to a perfect bullet, on the first pour, is to Follow the directions! Clean,,Clean,,then clean the mold. Smoke it with a few WOODEN matches, then "I" use Graphite to lube the sprue plate, and heat the mold in the cast, (lower temps cast better bullets). As long as you follow directions for ALUMINUM MOLDS you should get a perfect, or near so, the First time! If you are new to "Boolit" casting, or an Old slug like me, the Lee Molds cannot be beat, for quality vs price, and I have Never seen one "Wear out" if given any care at all. My Only complaint, is their fairly "limited" bullet selections. (Just my opinion, there are many gaps in styles vs/sizes.) If you want harder bullets you can "Water Drop" them. BUTNever get water in your casting pot, it Will ERUPT VIOLENTLY showering Molten Lead Everywhere! [I keep the water bucket BEHIND ME!] Again, you can't beat the value of ANY Lee Reloading Products! I have All makes of equipment and the Lee Die's have become My favorite, because they are So easy to adjust, and if you do your part, and trim uniformly, they will make as consistant rounds, as dies costing 4 times as much! And the "Factory Crimp" die, that comes free in many sets, is a fantastic tool. Not to mention that most Lee die sets, have the correct shell holder, and a powder measure included free as well! I am not offilliated with Lee or anyone. I just like the cost to quality ratio, and if a tool Outlives ME, then what more could I ask?Read full review
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After cleaning the lee mold it cast very good bullets right from the start I cast up approximately 200 bullets. They released from the mold freely with no problems, very easy to cast with. Everything was OK till I weighted out the bullets, One cavity weighted more than the other, not a lot about 2 grs but more than I like. Not a big deal .
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I am a hobbyist, and wanted a new mold to experiment with, for a 1-14 twist rifle barrel. Since Lee redesigned their mold blocks, the alignment of the 2 halves on the new molds, such as this, are very good, compared to the old ones. I used to shun Lee molds, but since the new design, I am sold.
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The mold is much better than the old style Lee Molds. The alignment pins are better. The design will allow rounds to be loaded in a tube magazine and not damage the primer of the round on top.
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Produces lead bullets that actually chamber and fit in my 762X51 caliber M1A rifle.
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