Interest in a fat 358-429 six cavity mould. (Lee Precision)

[sargeny1]

How about designing it so it will fit in the short cylinders of the S&W M27 & 28 & Colt Pythons when crimped in its crimp groove...!!!!!!!???????? .320" NOSE to Crimp Groove will work ok...!!!!!!! I'm in for TWO MOLDS if this can be done...!!!!!!!!!!
PETE

[357shooter]

I plan to stick with the Lyman style Keith. They shoot great when crimped on the front band, with a OAL roughly 1.560. Or just a great crimped in the crimp groove, cylinders permitting.

I'd like to get the group-buy going in early February if at all possible.

Since there's not much activity, I'd like to get 10 people interested.

Let's do it for $85 per 6 cavity mould, plus $10.95 shipping.

I'm proposing a quick buy,

1. start it early Feb,
2. keep it open for three weeks, which takes it to first week of March
3. collect the funds (one more week) and place the order the second/third week of March
4. Manufacturing-8 weeks, first or second week of May depending on shipping to me,
5. then one week to ship to y'all.

That is a proposed group buy for a 6 cavity 358-429 starting the first week of Feb, with the moulds targeted to be delivered by Memorial day. I say targeted because sometimes things go wrong.

Any others interested in signing up so we get to the ten?

[357shooter]

Hi everyone. I've decided to do a group buy on this mould from my blog. Those that expressed interest, please go ahead and check it out.

I hope this doesn't violate forums rules, but I wanted to close off this thread.

[Cowboy T]

Bump--this is a really good idea. I'm definitely in for one of these. A six-banger Keith mould? That doesn't need to be broken in every doggone usage? And that doesn't rust?? Oh, yeah!

[shawnsmc]

Looks like this buy will close in the next day or two. If you want one last chance is now?

[357shooter]

The sign-up will end at 5pm Saturday, 3/25. Let me know if you are interested.

[357shooter]

Update: Today (2/25) the sign-up phase ends. The cutoff is 5pm. I'll send out email and PM info to everyone that signed up on Sunday morning. What happens next is the 1 week payment phase, then the order goes to Lee for manufacturing. They will give me an updated production estimate based on the current backlog.

Thanks, let me know if anyone has any questions. PM if you are interested in getting in on this group buy.

[357shooter]

Sign-up is over. I'll be sending out the payment info to the 10 folks that will be getting one of these custom moulds.

The schedule is for the order to go to Lee on 3/5, a week from Monday.

Look for PM or emails in the am.

[Cowboy T]

We're going to make some people jealous with these 6-bangers, 357shooter. Let's be sure to post pics about it. Maybe then some of the folks 'round here might change their minds about Lee.

[357shooter]

Sounds good to me!

Since I already have one of these custom moulds already, it's dropping bullets like this:



The design drawing:

[357shooter]

Update for the guys in the buy: The payments are all in, the order goes to Lee tomorrow, 3/5. They will give an updated estimate for manufacturing at that time.

[357shooter]

Update: The order has been placed, the final approved docs sent back to Lee on 3/5. I should have an updated estimate tomorrow sometime, 3/6. I'll be doing some business travel, but hope to make an update.

[357shooter]

Update: Andy from Lee confirmed an 8 week production cycle for the 358429 moulds, starting on 3/5. FYI

[Hamish]

How did I miss this?

[357shooter]

I don't know!

[357shooter]

UPDATE: The moulds arrived from Lee yesterday. They have all been packed, labeled and shipped via USPS. You should have recieved an email notification from the USPS. If you didn't, let me know and I'll hunt it down for you.

[shawnsmc]

Got mine today and casted a few hundred. They look great and cast easy. I miked a few and they seem to be a little out of round. From where the blocks meet it measured .3598 and at the distance from the furthest point of the two blocks measures .3634. This is very consistent through all cavities. Unfortunately it will be a couple of weeks until I can get out and shoot them.

[357shooter]

Glad it got there so quickly. It was put into the mail on Saturday. Playing with mould temp can affect as cast roundness. At least it has in some of the moulds that I've "tested". A hotter mould may help in this case.

FYI