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NuJudge
01-15-2007, 10:15 AM
I shoot pretty near full charge loads always. I'm interested in people's experiences, not just with Lee TL designs, but also with conventional grooved designs.


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Treeman
01-15-2007, 11:28 AM
I shoot a lot of Lee's TL 358-158-SWC. it is great bullet IMO-It drops from my mold round, .359-360 depending upon alloy and I shoot it tumblelubed as cast. Bearing length-seating depth is standard for the weight and caliber, wide meplat and it works from light .38 specials all the way up to fullcharge .357 magnums.
I am still experimenting with TL and conventional designs.- My Lyman 358-425(115gr.WC) works great tumble lubed. So do the Lee .365-95-1R that I shoot in a Makarov---but I haven't yet shot conventional designs tumble lubed at over 1000fps so can't report...yet.

mag_01
01-15-2007, 12:48 PM
-Lee tumble lube boolits perform well---158swc for .357 and 38s----and 125gr RN--9mm boolit -- which performs well in both 9mm and .357 and 38s----unsized and lubed with LLA---As far as I am concerned these boolits perform well as designed---- and friends of mine who have the 200gr swc tl boolit talk about good results with this boolit as well-----Mag