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Sorry, I didn't ask him too much. I do know he was using a 500 with a riffled barrel and scope. Also he was using Fiocchi hulls and Lee 7/8oz slugs.
So based on the advise I received here I also...

Actually I think a shooter eventually builds tolerance to recoil
I remember when I first started to shoot slugs out of my 590A1 Mossberg. After 20-40 rounds I would start to develop a trigger...

Great. That answers my last question.
So what is this "international" load data? Are you talking about an international reloading manual? Or some international powder?

And no fears, the slugs...

What about velocity? If a certain recipe for 7/8oz #8 shot produces for example 1200 fps, what velocity would you expect by replacing the shot with a 7/8oz slug? Faster or slower?

Okay, great. I will try to check volume capacity just as you explained.

Now, if I find load data for Win AA hulls and let's say 7/8oz of shot, I can just substitute the shot load for a slug and I...

Hey guys.
I was able to cast over 3,000 Lee 7/8oz slugs while waiting for all my tools and books to come in.

At my gun range I have virtually unlimited supply of once fired hulls. They are from...

Make sure you Lee-mend your molds. Open them up, make sure all the burrs are removed. And use 2-cycle synthetic oil to lube the sprue plate and the grooves. I have only the 7/8oz mold as I read it is...

Thanx guys. I could not find any 18 gauge ones. So I'll just order a bag of each : 20 gauge and 16 gauge.
It's for straight walled Fiocchi hulls, Lee 7/8oz, and wad is unknown right now. But I will...

Hey guys. Making my shopping list. What size nitro card would I get to put in the wad under my Lee 7/8oz slug? 16 gauge or 20 gauge?

Weird.
I thought my pot went up to 7.
But it actually goes to 9.
Yes, I find that 5 works well for me too.

Weird.
I thought my pot went up to 7.
But it actually goes to 9.
Yes, I find that 5 works well for me too.

Well here is what I found out what works best for me so far.

I removed the burrs inside the mold and polished the cavity as best I could with a dremel and polishing wheels.
Lube sprue plate and...

Okay.
Here is how I proceeded for my latest casting session.

The Lee 10lbs pot was turned up to 7. It goes up to 9, not 7 as previously stated.

I forgot about it so it was allowed to heat up...

Well I think I found out what might have gone wrong. Or at least one major cause.

For my first two molds I made a visual inspection of the cavity and I tried feeling as best I could with my pinky....

I just took one of my old core pins with the ruined threads on it.
I polished it just to see what it would do to it with a very very fine polishing paste.
It got to become very very shiny. And the...

Please describe your technique and preparation.
Do you use the 10 lbs Lee pot? What setting do you keep it at?

Agreed.



Why do I sense you are irritated?
Have I written something offensive?

[QUORE]I've been using my 1oz Lee slug mold for years with no issues, get it up to temp (hp and hb molds take...

I really don't think the mold being too cool was an issue.
Lee suggests dipping a corner of tge mold into the lead for 30 seconds. But my lead was at maximum temperature and I would leave the mold...

And how would polishing anything cause any damage to the mold? I can't see how polishing would remove anything more than .001 of aluminum if a very light abrasive like Comet is used.

Did you read the Lee-mending article in the mold maintenance section?

Is it possible that you mainly have casted those 6 cavity molds?
The 1 cavity molds are acting up very differently than the...

Reminds me of how I trained my helper.
When he got a piece cut too short I would tell him not to use the metric inches.
And he replied "But I measure once and cut twice and it's still too short"
...

Errrr. ..you must be using a metric Lee pot. Mine only goes as high as 7.

Good info guys. Tells me I did a lot of boo-boos.
Firstly, the mold would not fill out unless the Lee pot was dialed all the way up and allowed a good 15-20 to heat up good. And I also had to dip...

What's HB and HP stand for?

I'm one of the frustrated guys with the Lee mold.
Will be trying your tricks on my next Lee 7/8oz slug mold....that will be my 3rd one this week.
Grrrrŕ