9 mm Cast bullet sized

[84mmcarl-gustav]

Hi,need some informations,use to casted with lee 9 mm mold,but now when sized with my lyman .356 i get this (pictured)are the mold are to old or its me.thank for your info.316312316313

[Recycled bullet]

Start off with 357 sizer and your results will be much better

[Hickok]

Looks like the mold halves may be out of alignment.

[jdgabbard]

+1 to Hickok's comment.

+1 to Recycled Bullet's comment.

I find .357 shoots best in my guns. As to the boolits, they do like like there is some issue with mold alignment. Are the pins and their holes worn? If so you might be able to drift enough material back into the holes to shore them up. But it may be a temporary solution...

[dverna]

Looks like the mold halves may be out of alignment.

This. Sizing is not the problem.

[Iron369]

Maybe a sliver of lead between the two sides of the mold?
Are they coming out of the mold like that or out of the sizer like that?

[mdi]

Also noticed a large wrinkle on the nose of the bullet on the left. Cold mold? Interrupted pour? Measure the bullets as they drop from the mold, pre sizing, after fixing mold alignment, to see how much you need to size...

[84mmcarl-gustav]

Hi,thanks all,I will try to realign the mold and see what happened.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

do ya got a picture of one that hasn't been sized?

[Sasquatch-1]

I agree with the others. I don't see how a sizing die and top punch could leave a straight line from the tip of the bullet to the base. I agree with giving the mold a real good cleaning and inspection.

[84mmcarl-gustav]

Hi,finaly it out of line and it will be easier to buy a new one,thanks.

[justindad]

Never touched a Lee mold, but some molds can be brought back into alignment by adjusting the the depth of the alignment pins. This is because the taper of the pins is relied upon to control cavity concentricity.

[NuJudge]

What pistol are you firing these in? My Walther & Beretta 9mm barrels are all .3575" groove diameter or so. I also have an FN HiPower race gun with a barrel that is about .3575" groove diameter, but if I assemble such a Lead bullet in a 9mm case, it will not chamber, so it gets Jacketed only.

How are you measuring your bullets? My experience with cheap Chinese vernier calipers is that they are frequently .002" off. I trust micrometers.

[Lee S. Forsberg]

How many times have you used this mold? Time for a new IRON mold. Maybe SAECO #384 or 115.
Thanks
Lee