My First Seaco Mold

[sw282]

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=455328119


l won this jewel off GB recently for my 41Mag itch.. lt arrived today and l got a chance to use it. Casting out of my old Lyman 10 pound pot l was soon dropping some pretty nice boolits. My mixture was 50-50 Clip on/stick on wheel weights..Though Saeco says its a 220gr mold mine were averaging 235gr..

My first time using a Saeco was pleasant. lt heated quite nicely and was pretty fast casting with the 4 cavities.. My only dislike was the sprue plate wanted to loosen up frequently..Sadly there is no lock or set screw to keep it tite.. l may have to get my machinist buddy to install one.. The cast iron handles are a bit heavy, but they felt secure and robust. Not a bit tiring.. This mold is a keeper,esp since 41 cal molds are hard to find..l will follow up shortly with a range report, but l have feel those bullets are just the ticket for knocking down those 55lb rams on the 200meter line.


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[shoot-n-lead]

I like mine, also...

[bobthenailer]

I have been using Saeco moulds for about 30 years, currently about 10 in all , all are excellent alot better than Lyman moulds in quality and use

All of mine are at least 10+ years old and all came with a sprue plate lock screw weather it was a 2-4 or 8 cavity mould.

Get yourself a mould guide to support mould when filling cavities.

Saeco moulds are spec with Laurance Magnum boolit alloy thats why your boolets weigh more ,which is normal !

[dilly]

I enjoy my Saeco molds as well. They are a good product.

[gpidaho]

I cast with Saeco mould #417 for my 41mag. Ruger BK. I own 5 Saeco molds and am very happy with the bootits they produce. GP

[Shuz]

I've never seen a Saeco mould without a sprue plate locking set screw, and I own or have owned over 25 Saeco moulds over the past 50 years!

[upnorthwis]

Heavy handles? I cut mine off by the end notch. Can cast longer without fatigue now.

[leadman]

The sprue plate lock screw is deep within the mold. Check both ends of the mold inline with the sprue plate screw.

[chboats]

I have never seen a Saeco without a locking screw. All of mine are, like leadman said, through the end of the mold.
They are a pleasure to use.

Carl

[sw282]

Shuz, leadman, boats. l found the set screw. Thank you much for the help..lt makes pretty nice bullets for my 657 and Contender 41 mag 14''..l found some load info in my Lyman Cast Bullet Manual for a 240gr rn 41mag bullet.

[MtGun44]

I have three in .45 rifle sizes, all cast well undersized and are nearly
useless. Well made, nice to look at but too small when used with wheelwt
alloy.

Bill

[SteveS]

I have four Saeco molds. Two in .358 and two in .313. I've had them for twenty-five years and for me they are the standard to which all other molds are compared.

It's interesting to note that the price tags on these four read $34.85.

[sw282]

l sized the first batch l had cast the other day and they turned out quite nicely. The burnish marks from the sizing die were uniform and even on all the bullets..l guess l have some pretty uniform bullets from the marks.. A surprise looking closely at the bullets l noticed the lube groove is nice and square. Not rounded as on Lyman moulds. l also noticed the mould was marked ''.410''. l don't know if this standard procedure with Saeco moulds or not. l will be posting a range report shortly

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[reloader28]

I only have 1 Saeco, the 60gr 223 boolit.
Cast very nice and easy to use. Excellent mold.

[Blacktail 8541]

I got my first Saeco mold only recently, the #955 for my 45 colt. . Once I found out the temp and pace it liked, it casts great Boolits. I promptly ordered a second 4 cavity for my 357 even though I won't need to cast for that for a while. I came across a cowboy action shooter who had retired and was selling his boolits in that caliber. I took all 4K at a great price! $190.00

[10mmShooter]

I have two Saeco #429 molds for my .44 revolvers, they drop at .431 with 13-14 BHN alloy extremely consistent weight as well, they are well made, definitely a step up from all my RCBS and Lyman molds better finish and mold steel and sprue retention than the Lyman and RCBS, but for the cost of the Saeco molds I've found, I can buy custom brass molds from Accurate Mold or NOE for nearly the same money. My next few molds will be custom brass molds to replace several of my older RCBS molds.

[Cadillo]

I have three in .45 rifle sizes, all cast well undersized and are nearly
useless. Well made, nice to look at but too small when used with wheelwt
alloy.

Bill


If you haven't yet tried it, the addition of some monotype or other tin/antimony source may allow you to lower your melt temp enough to increase your as cast diameter to a usable dimension. This works very well with my Lyman moulds, which otherwise cast too small.