wonderwolf
11-12-2016, 03:06 PM
Long before I got really into the 38spl/357 mag realm a buddy and I discovered the LEE 158 RF mold and fell in love with it in short order, in my opinion one of the best production molds out there for the caliber. I now have 15 or 16 38/357 molds of all flavors (RCBS,LEE, Lyman, MP & NOE) and still lean heavily on the 158gr LEE as it feeds in my bolt action, through dads lever action and indexes easily into wheel guns. But being a solid it is not as versatile as it could be.
I asked Al Nelson over at NOE if his 160 WFN (http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/index.php?cPath=35&osCsid=m63l70k25btkin20p1hcudtkd4) was based on the lee but he confessed he isn't sure if the design had influence or not from anything in particular and has not been able to compare the two to see how close they are. His 160 has two lube grooves as opposed to the single lee but that is a moot point. I wanted to see if anybody could make a comparison before I went asking for some samples and seeing if NOE would do a rerun (they are currently sold out)
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I asked Al Nelson over at NOE if his 160 WFN (http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/index.php?cPath=35&osCsid=m63l70k25btkin20p1hcudtkd4) was based on the lee but he confessed he isn't sure if the design had influence or not from anything in particular and has not been able to compare the two to see how close they are. His 160 has two lube grooves as opposed to the single lee but that is a moot point. I wanted to see if anybody could make a comparison before I went asking for some samples and seeing if NOE would do a rerun (they are currently sold out)
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