Hi guys, I have a few moulds. I have noticed that my moulds from NOE Accurate and CBE all cast to the diameter that they claim to be, some a little over (but over isn't a problem). The Lyman and RCBS moulds I have either cast to size or under!
I have one 25 calibre mould for my 25-35 an RCBS, a guy from my range sold it to me said it was a good bullet. I went home casted about 100 sweet looking bullets. The next day I go to size them in the lube-a-matic and they are falling in to the sizing die!
It would be a good bullet, if it sized .003 larger, they come out at .255 and I am not using Linotype just because the cherry must have been worn at the RCBS factory. I asked him about it, he said he had a 25-35 and it shot terrible so he sold it. Well mine groups 8" at 50 yards with this mould, but two bullets can touch and three stay in an 1 1/2" if I do my part at 100 yards with my NOE moulds!
Did he deliberately sell me a lemon? Or did he not consider why his 25-35 did not shoot too well? I guess all of this is sort of irrelevant!
Is there anything I can do to open it up .003"?
Or is this mould good for a rusty ornament or scrap metal.
Needless to say I have taken a vow to myself that I will not be buying anymore Lyman or RCBS moulds, I have a couple of Lees they cast to size and for the price they are not too much of a gamble. No its the independents for me from now on, that way I know my $80-100 is buying something more useful than an ugly ornament!
Sorry for the rant, but I thought machine tooling kinda got perfected nearly 150 years ago in New England!