My brother came by tonight with my Christmas present

[MBTcustom]

The fella went and bought me a mold!
He ordered it from MidwayUSA I think. It's a Lee 452-200 semi wad cutter.
We scrubbed it out with dawn and set it on the hot plate to warm while the casting pot heated up. After a few drops, it seemed to be running young, so I threw everything back in and started fresh.
I was delighted to see that the bullets rained out of it like water, and it casts at .453-.454. What more could a guy ask for?
What a nice thing he did! It is a very rare occurrence that anybody gives me a mold, and this one runs like a top such that I couldn't ask for better!
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[SSGOldfart]

Congrats,you want to give him my address?? I've got a pair of 45LC to feed now:shock:

[JeffinNZ]

Its that what the noise was Tim? Thought it was hail falling.

[MBTcustom]

I gotta say, these new Lee 6 gang molds are nice. I'll be the first to admit that Lee puts out some cheap stuff, but I don't feel that way about their 6 gang molds. This is the fourth one I have owned since 2010 and I was always very pleased with the size they cast, and the quality and consistency of the bullets, and I only ever had one cavity that was a little sticky on my 452-230 RN (nothing a little tap on the hinge wouldn't dislodge).
This new mold is better than ever, as you see they vented the top of the mold as well as the faces of the blocks. Not bad at all!

[frkelly74]

The venting is a new wrinkle there. FYI the 45 round noser is still going strong. Fun Fun Fun!

[Smoke4320]

Congrads on the new mold .
I just got a new 7/8 oz slug mold form lee it was vented on the top as well..
Cast great

[ph4570]

Nice gift.

I have that same model Lee mold. Mine drops good bullets that shoot well in my P220.

[MBTcustom]

The venting is a new wrinkle there. FYI the 45 round noser is still going strong. Fun Fun Fun!

I don't doubt it. That was a really great mold.

[MtGun44]

Well, Merry Christmas! That is a nice present.

I have to agree that the 6 holer Lee molds I have are all pretty good pieces of
equipment. I have a number of Group Buy molds and some standard designs,
of which the .357 158 RF and 356 120 TC are particular standouts in design of
the boolit, accuracy and also function as a mold.

Bill

[wv109323]

All I get for Christmas is underwear.

[Wolfer]

What I get is bills! Bah-humbug!

[ncbearman]

Congrats,you want to give him my address?? I've got a pair of 45LC to feed now:shock:
Yeah those things are sweet you got. Very nice lookin guns. Wish I would have had the cheddar fit one.

[SSGOldfart]

Yeah those things are sweet you got. Very nice lookin guns. Wish I would have had the cheddar fit one.

Yes Sir,now it's the waiting game with the postman,I've got to round up some dies and brass,I have a couple of molds already that I think we'll work quite well.:bigsmyl2:

[bangerjim]

Lee learned venting! My last four 6-banger's were vent cut like the should be. Saves me the hassle of doing it on my milling machine with a fly cutting head and power feed table.

I cast that same boolit. With a 6-banger, the boolits rain into the water catch pan.

banger

[DLCTEX]

I have that mould and it is one of my favorites.

[TXGunNut]

I have a TL version of that mould, not the latest version but it makes a bunch of boolits in a hurry with no fuss.

[MBTcustom]

Congrats,you want to give him my address?? I've got a pair of 45LC to feed now:shock:

OK, spill it! What did you go and get yourself into?
Pictures or it didn't happen!

[ncbearman]

He got em' right here at home.

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?294676-Couple-44-45LC-Pistols-amp-Contender-Barrel

[GREENCOUNTYPETE]

the 6 cavity lee molds are the only ones I have been buying now

I started with the 356-120tc that drops 359 and I use in 9mm and 38spl

then got the 401-170tc for the 40

then the tl430-240swc

and a 490 round ball mold that track of the wolf has mad up , I need a 440 round ball mold also , the only way to feed a bunch of kids with muzzle stuffers

have a 430-200rf that I need to get to still new

I see they started making the ed harris bullet the c312-155r2 and c312-160r2 in a 6 cavity I may need one of those , I wure wish they would make a plane base and gas check 309-170rf in a 6 cavity




I go through so many of those 356-120TC just a great bullet , been powder coating the ones for the 9mm it really likes them that way

[MaryB]

I have the 200 grain TC 2 cavity. I don't own a 45... my gun dealer asks me to cast for him...

[MBTcustom]

I have the 200 grain TC 2 cavity. I don't own a 45... my gun dealer asks me to cast for him...

Merry Christmas Mary!
Yeah, you have to try one of these six gang molds if you get the chance. It'll spoil you on 2 cavity molds

[MaryB]

With carpal tunnel the 6 cavity are to heavy, I can crank out a lot of boolits from a 2 cavity mold in a few hours. I tend to baby my wrists and shoulders after have surgery twice on right shoulder AND right wrist!