to gas check or not to gas check?

[selmerfan]

I have a 6 cavity Lee mold GB copy of Lyman's 358627 215 gr. Keith bullet. I'm considering having the gas check shank removed on three of the cavities. What do you guys think? I use the bullet in a .357 Max pistol and I'm not sure if I really NEED the gaschecks, and with the cost of gaschecks where they are, I think I might do it. Just wanted some input/opinions. Thanks for your help!
Selmerfan

[RayinNH]

Selmer, you can do just one cavity. If it doesn't work out you still have a five cavity mold that will put out plenty of boolits. If it does work out, do more cavities...Ray

[selmerfan]

Good point Ray

[GLynn41]

last couple weeks I have been shooting a Mountain Mold 255 gr .41 with out the gc and it does as well as without at least at 25 yards -- no leading and very good groups -- -- you might leave as is and see how it does and then you could use or not use

[Lloyd Smale]

never had much luck with accuracy converting molds to plain base.

[HABCAN]

OTOH, I drilled out my LEE C309-113F successfully.
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=37460

Like Ray says above, if I were in your shoes I'd check it out w/o GC's, and then drill just one cavity to see how it works before doing all cavities. There's no going back.

[selmerfan]

Thanks for the opinion Lloyd, your may carry more weight than anyone's for me, it was your cast boolits I shot first out of any of my guns!
Selmerfan

[Larry Gibson]

With the cost of lee moulds vs lathe/milling machine set up time (that = $s) and the fact that the GB mould is limited and it's not like you can just order another one out of Midway's. I would just get a Saeco 200 gr #351 (available from Midway) mould and leave the 6 holer as is. Then you have the best of both without potentially ruining the 6 hole Lee mould.

Larry Gibson

[EDK]

A LYMAN 2 cavity 358627 sold for $100 today. I paid close to that for the LEE clone on the site benefit auction....got a good mould and helped out the site; everyone won on that one! I'd buy another mould in plain base and take good care of what you have.

:cbpour::redneck::Fire:

[NSP64]

I shoot my lee 310 gr .429Fn boolits with out GC's. They are made for GC's, I just don't put them on. Try shootin some without and see how they do.

[Slow Elk 45/70]

hello, I've been shooting a 429215 gc boolet cast out of WW since about 1974 without the GC in my 44's with good results, they will shoot better than I can hold
my SBH & S&W's..so I agree with the suggestion of trying your boolet first with out the GC, it works for me and saves $$$ IMHO..S.L.45/70