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squid1230
06-17-2009, 09:22 AM
I am perturbed. I just cast a couple sample boolits from my NEI .308 135gr six cav boolit mold. They are supposed to be 135Gr but when I weight them they are 165gr!

Now I understand that pure lead is heavier than alloyed lead, and these boolits are on the softer side, but a 30gr difference? Seems extreme to me.

sqlbullet
06-17-2009, 12:16 PM
They had to send you the wrong mold. That is 10X the expected deviation from changing alloy.

A .30 cal bullet would have to be in the area of .150 longer to gain 30 grains.

59sharps
06-17-2009, 12:27 PM
Do your self a favor send it back and get your money back. Since Walts passing their quality has gone down the tubes. had one mold I sent back 3 times they never did get it right, wound up selling it. Others that I have were made by Walt I still have and use.

squid1230
06-17-2009, 05:13 PM
Sadly I bought this one off an ebay seller. Come to think of it - he had quite a few Nei molds - maybe the rejects? Crawling through NEI dumpster out back??

Otherwise, the shape is nice - and fires well. Just took me by surprise when I weighed them, but I've adjusted my load accordingly.

finishman2000
06-17-2009, 05:47 PM
well load them up as 165gr's. as long as they are ALL close to that weight....go for it. Maybe relist it ebay and blow it out.

Blammer
06-17-2009, 07:48 PM
got a pic of the mould? Is it a 311466 type?

Harry O
06-17-2009, 07:58 PM
NEI seems to have a problem with bullet weights. I recently bought one that was supposed to be 195gr. It cast at 180gr. They told me it was the mix I was using. They said that they use linotype for getting the size and weight. Mine was more lead than linotype (Bhn 9-10). I thought that would make it heavier, not lighter.

However, I shot some and it was accurate enough, so I decided to keep it. I would think very hard about getting another NEI, though.

stubert
06-17-2009, 08:01 PM
I just got a Lee .430-310 grain. my lead is 9lb ww and 1 lb 50/50 solder,on my first cast the bullets weighed at 290 gr. w/o lube or gas check. they fall thru a .430 sizer with out touching. Quality ?

Baryngyl
06-17-2009, 11:44 PM
I just got a Lee .430-310 grain. my lead is 9lb ww and 1 lb 50/50 solder,on my first cast the bullets weighed at 290 gr. w/o lube or gas check. they fall thru a .430 sizer with out touching. Quality ?
I have the LEE 2 cavity mould, using WW it casts one at 310gr and the other at 312gr, I do not size them at all, just lube with LEE's Liquid ALOX and shot them.

Michael Grace

Leftoverdj
06-18-2009, 12:14 AM
I just got a Lee .430-310 grain. my lead is 9lb ww and 1 lb 50/50 solder,on my first cast the bullets weighed at 290 gr. w/o lube or gas check. they fall thru a .430 sizer with out touching. Quality ?

It's very unlikely you got a good first cast.

pdawg_shooter
06-18-2009, 08:12 AM
I just got a Lee 45cal 230gr TC mould that drops at 246!

fredj338
06-18-2009, 03:08 PM
I just got a Lee 45cal 230gr TC mould that drops at 246!

I ran off a few from a new Lee 458/340gr. The bullets drop @ 336gr cast from 50/50 ww/lead.

fatnhappy
06-18-2009, 03:32 PM
got a pic of the mould? Is it a 311466 type?

you thinking what I'm thinking?