I use the 230 gr lee mold you listed with the standard lube grove. It's good for shooting pins. I cast them out of soft range lead with a hardness of 8-9. I get no significant leading except in my...
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Type: Posts; User: robotek
Forum: Cast Boolits
I use the 230 gr lee mold you listed with the standard lube grove. It's good for shooting pins. I cast them out of soft range lead with a hardness of 8-9. I get no significant leading except in my...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I checked my range scrap. Two days after casting the hardness ran 8-9 air cooled and 9-10 water dropped. It can be pretty soft depending on what has been shot at the range. Even that soft it...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I used the lyman 454485 with good results but recently switched to the Lee 230 gr tc mould because I can cast them faster (six cavity). Mine run 235 gr with wheel weight alloy. I gave up a little...
Forum: Cast Boolits
the 230gr TC works great. I have the one with the standard lube groove.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have testers from LBT and Carbine Tree. I also had the Lee tester for a day. Either they improved the Lee tool or you guys have better eyes than I do. I found it extremely difficult to use.
The...
| BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
| BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
| BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
| C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
| HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
| PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
| LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
| GC | Gas Check |