Loaned out my mould. I know, not always a wise thing to do. Anyhow it suffered some abuse. Went to cast today, and first off noticed that the guide pin holes were a little beat up. No problem....took the deburring tool to 'em and they cleaned right up. So I start to cast and the bugger wont open with a fresh bullet in it. As I applied pressure to the handles to open the mould the bottom would start to come but definitely bound up at the top of the mould. So I set the blocks on my casting pot and by applying a little pressure to the bottom of the blocks was able to open them. Because of the deep, square lube grooves this bullet doesn't just jump out of the mould, but normally just a light tap and it would fall free. Now I had to beat the snot out of the hinge to get this one to drop. So I kept playing with it , trying to ascertain what exactly I needed to do.
I think that driving the alignment pins a little deeper might help a bunch, but thought I'd check with you guys before I went to it.
Regards, Rick