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Thread: Any way to fix?

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    Any way to fix?

    So I've been away from casting for many years and my stash has dwindled to the point that I need to start casting again. I'm using the same alloy as before however something is amiss with my mold now. The bullets are coming out uneven, not ob-longed, but actually uneven. I'm ensuring the mold is even when it's closed however nothing I do seems to work. I've already contacted Lee about it and they want me to send it in and I'm sure I'll get their standard 50% discount, however I wanted to see if there was anything I could do before I did that on my end. I've attached a link to a few pictures on the bullets and mold if that helps. Thank you all for your continued support!

    https://www.snapfish.com/photo-gift/...74070/SNAPFISH

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    the alignment pins are pushed in.

    Here are a couple of threads to read.
    http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...ent-pin-moving

    http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...alignment-pins
    this one is short, but theperfessor has the best answer IMHO.
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    Thank you! I will give it a go!

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    actually it looks like only one of them is pushed in.
    as you push it out it will pull the halves back together.

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    So I took the advice and it absolutely worked. I penned both pins and was able to successfully cast almost 1000 rounds this evening! PC'd about 1/3 of them and had to take a break. But I appreciate the feedback and help!

    https://www.snapfish.com/photo-gift/...74070/SNAPFISH (New Pictures!)

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