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    New cheap no good mould

    Just kidding. My used new to me Lee 452230TC seems like a good one. 4.7grs
    (.5cc Lee scoop) of Bullseye fed perfectly from a modified 1911 mag thru "Young Ugly"- my $275 Ruger P97. Offhand at 10 yds in the light rain. I think I'm gonna like it . Best $15 (S&S) I've ever spent.

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    I have both versions of this design, conventional and TL. It's one of my favorite general purpose .45 bullets.

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    Looks pretty good to me most of my molds are lee and the do a good job no matter the price. I really like the weight as my hands bother me when casting for long periods.

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    If ya move the blue dot a tiny bit farther down on the target next time out, you'll really be happy.
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    I have two of the same lee 6 gang molds. makes piles of 45 bullets, once one gets to hot just switch out and let first one cool some.
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    You know winger ed thats sounds like one heck of an idea believe i will just try that next time i go out.

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    I love the 230TC. The bullets tend to drop free much better than my 405RF mold, and nearly as well as my 158RF. Even with the 2 cavity, when removal goes so well they pile up quick.
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    I had a 200 RNFP Lee mold .452 persuasion and it made little bitty groups like that and like a dummy I have always been, guy at the range offered me a $10.00 profit and I took him up on the deal. I wish I wasn't so darned greedy. james

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    Winger Ed, all I gotta do is rotate the target 180^? I’m thinking it would have some slap factor for game. I only cast twenty for trials, dang it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Texas by God View Post
    Winger Ed, all I gotta do is rotate the target 180^?

    I wish I'd thought of that.

    I've tried adjusting my target dots up & down, but somehow they drift off a little by the time I get back to the bench.
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    Nice shooting from a P97!! I got hold of a Ruger P90 in .45 ACP , it shoots all weights wonderfully!!
    What I really like about it, it shoots Remington factory JHP to point of aim at 21 yards and that’ll work for me! I will try that boolit in the future. Thanks for the info!
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    This is my bedside gun and it also shoots dead on with Hornady CD rubber tip. I'm going to keep it in the shop for awhile to shoot a few hundred rounds before it goes back in the house. When I can manage the trigger correctly it will put a magazine of 200swc into a ragged hole. It gets pretty when you shoot it

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    I have that mold and a six cavity of the same design for my 9mm's. Not the TL design. Both shoot great, altho I don't have a .45 at this time.......
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