Thanks to the heads up by leadman on the Bator mold being back in stock I purchased it along with the lee .224 sizer kit. Just by luck it arrived the following week on the first of only two days of unseasonal warm temperatures. Note the snow in the background.
After following the cleaning and smoking procedures I cast about 600 bullets total. I did cull roughly 100 rejects. Some didn't fill in and some were due to my not closing the mold correctly. I found that unless I firmly closed the handles the mold tended to not completely close, resulting in finning. Been casting for years but this was my first 6 cavity mold experience. Very happy with the mold overall. And finally uploaded the pictures for "proof".
Happy New Years everyone.
PS disregard the time stamps of 2008. These were taken December 5th 2013.