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I was part of a gb for a 147gr 9mm mold some time back. When I dropped the first pour, I was amazed with the extreme depth of the lube groove. It looked at least twice as I would expect. I found...

Too bad the rest of the US manufacturers don't stand behind their products like the reloading equipment industry. This incident is not unique, but I had a faulty Lee Zip Trim case trimmer. Called...

Update; I reamed the throat a bit more and now the .402's drop into the chamber properly too. I think this will resolve all my issues with larger than .401.

So, I have to admit, for larger than...

Great! I will do that. I actually came back to post that I contacted Lee and they said they have sizers for just about any dimension you would want. I will contact buckshot too.

Thanks!!!

Thanks! What manufacturer makes those .401 dies? Custom Lee? Must be beau coup bucks... Loaded some sized to .402 lastnight for Sunday. Will post the outcome next week. The RCBS sized .401 been...

I ran the balance of the first carton through the Lee sizer lastnight. I applied a small amount of bullet stick lube to the first bullet and the rest went through no problem without having to apply...

I can assure you that it is not the OAL. It is over sized bullets touching the throat.

When I encounter a slightly out of battery and I eject the round, the sides of the bullet (bearing surface),...

How about cleaning it with a vibrating polisher?

I have seen freebore, leade and throat used interchangeably and not sure whic is correct or the more accepted usage...but for me, the way I use the term throat is the area between the shell mouth and...

Thanks! Good to know that it worked. I considered lightly lubing with LLA but sure don't want to get into the sticky bullet thing again. I used to really like lubing with LLA but got to be a drag...

Thanks for your input but this is not the case. I "throated" my barrel with a reamer to accept cast lead bullets to my OAL so I am sure it is not the overall length nor the brass that is the...

Haven't had time to cast lately so I bought a bunch of cast bullets. It seems that though it advertised as sized to .401, it actually mic's to .403 and I am having occasional failure to return fully...

My experience with berm lead has been that I just toss everything in my big pot and melt away, dirt and all... Just be sure that there are no loaded rounds or unfired primers for obvious reasons. ...

I thought that you need to have some lube to size with the Lee push through? The manual mentions leading of the die without lube. I used to like tumble lube but the lube on the exposed part of the...

I know this is would be a PITA but I wondered about sizing to say .402 and then running through a .401 Lee push through sizer...but I think the Star is in the "stars" for me.

Wondering if any tried adjusting their RCBS or Lyman lube/sizer to work nose down? It would seem to be a doable task...

I sometimes have lead dragged or pushed onto the ogive when sized/lubed the...

I was in on that first buy. Not really happy with it though... Found a 4 or 5 cav mould online a while back but couldn't find it when I went looking recently. I might end up buying the heavy Lyman...

Besides Lyman, Lee, Saeco and RCBS who manufactures 147gr 9mm molds? I recall seeing another manufacturer with a multi cav mould but can't seem find it again.

I use one part lino to 4 parts lead for 40 S&W loaded to major. Lyman to size and lube with hard lube. Pretty much no leading to speak of... I find intact bullets in the dirt berm and flat coins...

I guess I will have to give a whirl...

Thanks!

I have been experimenting with my alloys. I started by mixing 3-1 lead to lino with good results. Because I have limited amounts of lino, I eventually transitioned to a 4-1 mix and got equally good...

boo's=boolits... :wink:

I've never put a caliper to my "boo's" and perhaps the alloy changed the diameter but my usual alloy sizes fine. My sizer is a standard .401 Lyman die and loads are Major....

Recently, I got around to melting the bullets I had been picking up at our club range. Most were commercial cast with a few jacketed and even fewer bp or shotgun slugs in the mix. Starting with my...

I'll probably just turn the heater up high and let it sit. I am running it at lowest temp for heating the lube and cycling on/off as it is so high should do the trick. My heater is a aluminum plate...