Lee 8mm Maximum

[Leadmine]

Is anyone using this mould? I was checking out the Lee 6.5 mould discussed below and ended up ordering that and an 8mm Maximum mould. Thought I would try them both. Heavier weight bullets (>180grains) are difficult to find for 8 mm.

I'm looking for comments and suggestions. 8x57 of course.

Thanks!


LEADmine

[Johnch]

I have both the specail order 8 MM molds sold by Mid South .
The 8MM KARABINER and the MAXIMUM .
I have casted a few hundred of each and have shot a FEW of both , but in my limmited shoot I just got the scope on paper and rang the 100 yd gong .

I am hoping for a warmer and calm evening to do some group testing .

Johnch

[Quantrill]

My 8mm Max is so grossly over size that a .325 Lyman sizer will size the entire length of the bullet. I only sized and lubed (2) of them and thought I would destroy the LYman 450, driving the bullet back out. Very dissapointed with Lee. Mine is useless to me. Quantrill

[Ben]

I have the Karbiner Mold. Mine cast around .3255 - .3260. They weigh 230 grs. I've shot mine a lot. I size mine to .3250 and shoot it from a sporter 8 X 57 that I just built recently. With 12 grs. of Unique mine will shoot into a pretty small group at 50 yards. See photo:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/haysb/8%20X%2057%20mm%20Sporter/3333.jpg

Here is the rifle. I put some sweat & long hours into this one:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/haysb/8%20X%2057%20mm%20Sporter/667777.jpg

[Buckshot]

................That's a pretty rifle from what I can see. Nice work!

............Buckshot

[Ben]

Thanks Buckshot,

I've really enjoyed shooting it. Nice when they shoot just as good as they look.

Ben

[Junior1942]

Ben, that pretty rifle sho' do make my Turk look ugly. But I got a prettier bolt handle knob:

http://www.castbullet.com/makeit/photos/m3824.jpg

[Ben]

Junior:

I do believe that you are clearly ahead of me on the bolt handle knob.

Best,

Ben