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Started using my first rcbs mold with lee 6 cavity handles. At first bullets looked like ****, then I took a deep breath and slowed down,next thing you know bases filled out perfect and dropped from mold with ease , let the mold and lead tell you when they are ready,don't fight it.slow down enjoy casting it is not a job
As an unabashed Hensley & Gibbs casting snob, I have to say that RCBS makes very nice moulds. You are absolutely correct - you need to let the mould heat up and when it does they cast wonderfully. I have owned a number of them and still do.
I only wish that quality could be done in RCBS 4 cavity moulds - but they don't (and won't) make them.
You think it takes a while to heat up with those moulds? Try starting from a stone cold 8 or 10 cavity H&G mould. If i don't preheat it, I assume the first 15 (or more) casts are back into the pot!
I love RCBS molds, they are fantastic, just wish they made 4 cav's :)
After casting for 50 years, I have learned one thing about bullet molds.
Each is like a woman.
They each need to be treated in their own special way to get the results you want....dale
I once had a chat with the product manager at RCBS. He said the company felt that there was not the demand for 4 cavity moulds! He said they had looked at this many times but couldn't justify the expected sales with the costs of production.Quote:
Originally Posted by kungfustyle
Go figure.
Another user of RCBS molds here.
They are excellent molds but, like others, I wish they made a 4 cavity model.
I recently purchased a 4 cavity SAECO mold to supplement my 2 cavity RCBS mold of a similar design. Truth be told, The SAECO will likely replace, not just supplement, the RCBS mold. I will not say that RCBS lost me as a customer but they did lose that particular sale due to the fact they didn't offer what I wanted.
I see a bullet mold as a 1 time purchase. If I am going to spend money for a tool that I intend to keep for decades, a little more expense is acceptable to me.
RCBS and H&G iron is tough to argue with! They cast so nice once they find their sweet spot. You just have to figure out the pace to match each one, then its a stroll down the beach! My only gripe if you could call it one is the iron molds and brass for that matter, sure have a lot of gravity to them! Especially the big H&G's!
TRUTH!Quote:
Originally Posted by dale2242
"Pardon me whilst I adjust my accrutiments." (Daffy Duck)
Ditto. I have some H&G's that like totally different temps of the mould and the lead. My go to 38/light 357 mould is an H&G #51. I cast that as fast as i can pour them because the mould likes to run HOT! I use the "Bruce B. speed casting" technique to dump out many bullets from a 4 cavity mould.Quote:
Originally Posted by dale2242
On the other hand, my # 503 (Keith 44 gr 250 gr swc) likes to run cooler both in lead and mould temp. Different strokes for different moulds! :)
You can always have Tom over at Accurate Molds cut you up to a five cavity mold in iron, brass, or aluminum.
Custom made right the first time, every time.
+1Quote:
Originally Posted by waco
well worth the $$ and quality work throughout. Only regret is he doesn't do 6-cav molds :-P
Like !Quote:
Originally Posted by dale2242
And don't try to figure them out .
Gary