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Hi Fellas- I would appreciate any input you could give me on choosing a digital scale.....I'm only interested in two; the RCBS Rangemaster 2000 & the Lyman AccuTouch 2000. If you own either one, I'd...

I usually use a little fan and set the mold in front of it for a bit if the bullets start to frost too much......OR sometimes I use another mold and and alternate the two which works well for me most...

Where do you purchase those?

Yeah, I've been casting a longtime, but like I said I normally use the RCBS molds and a couple of Accurate Molds and I don't run into this NIB problem. This Lee 6-holer is kinda' new to me but I made...

Thanks for the tips......I lapped the sprue plate as I could see daylight under it and I also honed the bolt holes. I did just a little lapping on the top of the mold. Now with the sprue plate...

I'm having problems with the Lee 6-cavity sprue plate. The cast bullets have a tit on the base where the sprue is cut off and I can't get it to cut cleanly.......I have two old RCBS molds that I use...

Thanks for the info. Starting to get things sorted out here.

I already did that, but thanks for mentioning it!

I did an extended casting session and the PID finally settled down and now is within 2 degrees or so. Good enough for me. Is it necessary to plug in values on the alarms? My TA4 only has 1 alarm but...

Did you fellas check the accuracy of your thermocouple in reading temp. by checking it in boiling water or some other known value?

Yeah, I have his manual, but I wonder if others have had to adjust the thermocouple setting. Some of the terms used in the manual don't mean a whole lot to me as I don't have an electronics...

I put together a PID controller using a MYPIN T Series TA4. The thermocouple was registering the room temp. and was off according to two other digital thermometers by several degrees. I boiled water...

A buddy of mine has several #1s and experiences the same as you Boogieman. I'll take all the advice and use it. Makes sense to see what I'm working with before I perform any surgery, huh?!?!?!?

HeavyMetal - Thanks for the information!

Would you mind sharing on how to set-up the Hanger System on the #1. I'd like to check my fore-end out before I start working with handloads.

I've got an 1884 Trapdoor. With the Lee 405 gr. seated to the crimp groove, chambering a round will put the ogive into the rifling. The unfired round can be extracted normally. The marks from the...

Not picking an argument mind you, but do you know that for a fact Ruger cuts their throats in the #1 45-70 for jktd stuff? According to what I've read Ruger uses the ballseat type throat in the #1,...

Agreed!

I'd venture to say that the Lee 405 gr. is the only one that won't chamber when using the crimp groove, from what I've seen so far. I think the Lyman 457193 is a bit better choice anyway, but I...

You're no doubt correct in your assumption........I'd still just seat the 405 gr. deeper. Oh by the way, DrCaveman, one other thing......when you slug the bore of your #1 you'll probably find it @...

No Problem.....Glad I could help. Here's a list of bullets I've worked with for chambering in my #1. I suspect you'll encounter the same.
Lee 340 gr.- OK seated in crimp groove
Lee 405 gr - Must be...

I've got a #1 that's fussy as to what bullet it'll chamber without seating it deeper. The Lee mold mold you refer to is one of them. There's nothing wrong with your rifle. Seat the boolits deeper...

That would make things a lot easier for me..........just introduce heat.

I've got some Lino & pure lead. Both are reading at 22 & 5 or less on the LBT respectively. That's the first thing I thought (my LBT is out of calibration). But the tester is fine.

So then, are you thinking that because they're cooling off so quickly in the cold air that they are becoming harder?????