BigGun
02-01-2008, 11:50 PM
hello guys, I am going to run this by all of you for comments and ideas.
to start with I cast for 8 calibers .22,.243, .30, .357, .44 man &special, 45 acp, 45lc,
will soon start 7mm, and 8mm.
the molds I am having bad luck with are .30 cal 150&170 gr lee's
the 170 gr mold has had 1500 bullet from it, then started getting fins on the seam
at the base on front cavity, (have been very carefull with this mold "not closing
hard,not dropped,") I treat all of my molds that way lee or lyman, Last fall I had 2
hand gun bullet molds (lee) that I had to trash because of this Finn problem, Both
of those molds were 38/757 150 gr. they both developed the fin problem at around
1500 bullets , also on the front cavity, I looked at the blocks under mag glass
several times and could not find what was holding the blocks apart.
Have inspected the .30 170 gr mold blocks several times , have smoked the blocks
inner faces and can't find any high spots or lead spots,.
I have a 45 acp and .44 both 200 gr molds (lees) 6 cavity. The 45 acp mold has made about 10000 bullets , it is now starting to get fins on the front 2 cavities.
again can't find what is holding the blocks apart.
At this point I don't feel that I can invest in another mold. I started casting
bullets in 1970, and still have the first lyman mold that I purchased and It still
makes good bullets.
What now?
Ted Kelley
to start with I cast for 8 calibers .22,.243, .30, .357, .44 man &special, 45 acp, 45lc,
will soon start 7mm, and 8mm.
the molds I am having bad luck with are .30 cal 150&170 gr lee's
the 170 gr mold has had 1500 bullet from it, then started getting fins on the seam
at the base on front cavity, (have been very carefull with this mold "not closing
hard,not dropped,") I treat all of my molds that way lee or lyman, Last fall I had 2
hand gun bullet molds (lee) that I had to trash because of this Finn problem, Both
of those molds were 38/757 150 gr. they both developed the fin problem at around
1500 bullets , also on the front cavity, I looked at the blocks under mag glass
several times and could not find what was holding the blocks apart.
Have inspected the .30 170 gr mold blocks several times , have smoked the blocks
inner faces and can't find any high spots or lead spots,.
I have a 45 acp and .44 both 200 gr molds (lees) 6 cavity. The 45 acp mold has made about 10000 bullets , it is now starting to get fins on the front 2 cavities.
again can't find what is holding the blocks apart.
At this point I don't feel that I can invest in another mold. I started casting
bullets in 1970, and still have the first lyman mold that I purchased and It still
makes good bullets.
What now?
Ted Kelley