Just ordered a Lee 6 cav 452-228-1R

[waco]

I wanted a 200 SWC but it looked like it had a pretty big bevel base.
This one looked to be flat.
Regardless, I'm stoked on a 6 banger for my kimber !!
Not a huge fan of the Lee molds, but for $37 I won't complain too much.
I just can't afford the $100 plus for the group buy mold I want.

[frkelly74]

The lee molds are good. The 6 cavity molds are great. you will enjoy your mold if you let it get hot and start out only filling one cavity at a time and adding more cavities as they get hot. If you fill all 6 when the mold is cold you will most likely break off the sprue handle. Go slow to start equals a good experience, once you get to operating temperature the challenge will be to keep the alloy supply hot enough to create good boolits.

[waco]

I have 6 cav. Lee molds, and know how to use them. They are just not my favorite.

[TXGunNut]

Not my favorite either but a good value, I like their 200 gr SWC. Lots of boolits in a hurry and my Colts like them. I'll go for the custom moulds on my finicky rifles, my 1911's could care less.

[PS Paul]

I have that mold that a fella here on CB modified and removed the bevel base. Not only works well in .45 acp, but I shoot it in .45 Colt even more than the ACP. With terffific results...... Got lots of Lyman and a few Accurate molds and RCBS too, but truthfully I use the Lee molds more than the others in .452......

[imashooter2]

I shoot a whole lot of that 452-228-1R in my Kimber and 625. It works very well. One thing to note is that it is NOT hardball profile. Load it short, about 1.250, and you should have no feeding or chambering issues.

[ronbo]

I like the 6 cavity Lee's, would be better if the pistol bullets had a deeper lubricant groove. I heat up the long sprue plate with a map torch and the mold cavities somewhat so can start casting without to many rejects and don't have to beat on the sprue plate to open it.

[waco]

I shoot a whole lot of that 452-228-1R in my Kimber and 625. It works very well. One thing to note is that it is NOT hardball profile. Load it short, about 1.250, and you should have no feeding or chambering issues.

Noted. Thank you

[waco]

I wanted the 200 SWC but the bevel base on this one looked much less.
Kinda messy through the 450.

[milprileb]

Waco: my solutino to 450 use and that Lee bullet design (45 acp and 9mm) with bevel base is our member BuckShot.

He made me the bottom punch for the 450 that fits the bevel base and eliminates lube mess and lube on bottom of bullets.

That was a low cost solution to all problems. It was for me a better way to go than trying to alter the Lee Molds . Ruin 2 molds: out $70. Buckshot fixed me up for under $26 as I recall.

and the bevel base bullets seat in cases so well you know. They are very accurate bullets as well which is appreciated.

[35remington]

You might also want to note that you may need to load it as short as or shorter than 1.220" to get it to chamber. This is in both Bar Sto and Colt 1911 barrels. My Ruger P97 won't tolerate it even that long, so with ball profile being most typically loaded to 1.265" or close to it in factory persuasion it becomes quite evident why Lee calls it a 1 radius rather than the typical 230 grain 2 radius.

The "closer to ball" profile bullet is the 230-2R TL.

[waco]

What, if any, affect will this have on load data?
I'll be working up loads with unique, titegroup, and bullseye.

[imashooter2]

It didn't have any effect that I could see. The 1R boolit is shorter than its 2R cousins. The amount in the case is pretty much the same.

[mistermog]

Just a note if you plan to use it in a rock island, I and I think 2 other people here had issues with the 228 and also the lee 200gr swc, im using the truncated cone now and works fine.

[imashooter2]

I know it isn't hardball profile, but I've used it in a 1917 vintage Colt with both the stock barrel and a Colt "National Match" replacement barrel as well as a Kimber Stainless Target II with the stock barrel and a Kart aftermarket. Other than having to load it at 1.250 for feeding, it ran perfectly in every one of them.