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Marlin Hunter
12-29-2009, 09:52 PM
Lee has 2 different pictures for the 356-125-RF mold

This one from their website has a bevel base

http://www.leeprecision.com/graphics/bullets/358125rf.gif

But on page 29 of their catalog the 125 gr looks like a shorter version of the 158gr pictured below. No heavy bevel

http://www.leeprecision.com/graphics/hires-thumbnail/358-158-RF.jpg


Does anyone know which on is correct?
lwknight
12-29-2009, 10:01 PM
The 358-158 is a heavy bevel. About 0.040X0.040
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv246/lwknight/lwcast01.jpg
lathesmith
12-29-2009, 10:22 PM
The 358-125 mold I purchased this year is NOT like the top bullet pictured--it sounds more like your description of the "page 29" bullet.

lathesmith
Marlin Hunter
12-29-2009, 10:44 PM
The 358-125 mold I purchased this year is NOT like the top bullet pictured--it sounds more like your description of the "page 29" bullet.

lathesmith

thanks
opentop
12-29-2009, 11:05 PM
I have been trying to find a mold of the one pictured at the top.
GabbyM
12-29-2009, 11:12 PM
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/picture.php?albumid=32&pictureid=1727

Their is a photo for you. Lee 125 grain RNFP from a six cavity.
Date on it should be close to when I purchased the mold. It's the new one unless they change again.
Marlin Hunter
12-29-2009, 11:25 PM
thanks Gabby
lwknight
12-29-2009, 11:25 PM
Looks like the ads pictures are bassakards.
jdgabbard
12-30-2009, 01:36 AM
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/picture.php?albumid=32&pictureid=1727

Their is a photo for you. Lee 125 grain RNFP from a six cavity.
Date on it should be close to when I purchased the mold. It's the new one unless they change again.

This looks like a much better design then the one they so often picture... The other one looks like a 1R that has had a FP machined onto it...
crabo
12-30-2009, 01:41 AM
This is a good boolit for 38 Super, 38 Special and 357 Mag
Wally
12-30-2009, 09:28 AM
I had both---the latest one has no bevel base and is a mighty fine bullet to use in my .38 Specials and .357 Magnums--also works very well in the 1894C Marlin carbine.
GrizzLeeBear
12-30-2009, 09:40 AM
The six cavity I bought 6 - 8 months ago is the newer, longer nose, no bevel base version as shown in GabbyM's picture. Haven't gotten around to shooting it much, but its a nice boolit.
jameslovesjammie
12-31-2009, 11:02 AM
http://www.castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=37486&highlight=lee+125

See my post, #7. It's a nice boolit.