Got a new 6-banger for Christmas... the 452-255RF. I like the boolit, already have a 2-holer. I wanted more production, so the 6er was a natural choice.
But, with a new Lee mold come all the attendant prep steps.
"Whittled" any burrs from the part lines. Soaked the mold in mineral spirits overnight. I like release agent, so shot some on there and wiped off the excess from the faces. A bit of Bullshop Sprue lube and she's ready to go....
Got the pot hot and got to trying it out. Like all 6-bangers, it takes a bit to warm up, but I have a routine to minimize the time and rejects, so in a bit it was making boolits. I tried pressure pouring and air pouring cause I find some molds seem to like one or the other. This one is more consistent with pressure pouring, and the smaller sprues are fine by me.
Made enough to check- 30 or 40 I guess- and shut down to find out what it was making.
They are .453 over most of the bearing area and .4535-.454 right at the base. Perfect! I'll shoot those without even sizing!
But they're 240-242 grain....
Funny
The 2-holer makes 250-251 grain boos.
If I understand the construction method of the Lee molds, you'd think the cavitys would come out real consistent. These are consistent to one another, but not to a 2 cavity mold made less than a year earlier....
I've got enough of these Lee molds I guess I ought to get used to some of their idiosyncracies. Been thinking about it and as long as I'm not mixing boos from the 6-cav and 2-can molds, it's prolly nothing to bother over.
Just funny is all....
I s'pose all of y'all have had the experience if you've bought enough molds?