230 gr with crimp groove. Bought this as a spare and never used it. My first one still makes great boolits. My favorite for 45 colt and 45 acp. $150 usps mo shipped
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230 gr with crimp groove. Bought this as a spare and never used it. My first one still makes great boolits. My favorite for 45 colt and 45 acp. $150 usps mo shipped
These are under $50 for the mold and maybe an extra $20 for the handles. What makes yours worth $150?
https://www.titanreloading.com/produ...old-452-230tc/
Am I missing something?
Sam Sackett
I have no idea where you find plain based molds. These were a group buy on this site about 15 years ago. If the price is high I guess I'll keep it just in case.
Last edited by targetshootr; 10-04-2023 at 04:26 PM.
OK. I do see that your bullets are plain square based and the current mold is bevel based.
Sam Sackett
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Originally Posted by Sam Sackett
It’s not just a normal production Lee mold, it’s a custom order design with very limited production. All of the custom Lee molds I have all cost well over $100.
The BD45 mold is similar to the LBT 452-230-LFN, one of the smoothest feeding cast boolits for .45 auto
8500' Wet Mountain Valley, Colorado
That is not the BDacp design. I believe from the photo's it may be Anthony B's 230CB version.
Who is or what does BD stand for ?
Sorry I’m not familiar
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Hi , what diameter does it drop at ?
6 cavity ?
It's a 6 cavity. I haven't used it but using the bottom of boolits from my other one it's probably around .453.
Bill Dellam, spelling may be incorrect on his last name.
The solid soft lead bullet is undoubtably the best and most satisfactory expanding bullet that has ever been designed. It invariably mushrooms perfectly, and never breaks up. With the metal base that is essential for velocities of 2000 f.s. and upwards to protect the naked base, these metal-based soft lead bullets are splendid.
John Taylor - "African Rifles and Cartridges"
Forget everything you know about loading jacketed bullets. This is a whole new ball game!
Thank you waksupi for the info. I’ve been on here a while but the mold name wasn’t familiar to me.
Mike
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Do you know if it differs. I bought it separately when it was listed as a BD.
That was the BD45CM group buy I ran back when we did those with Lee. It is the BD45 with the nose of the RCBS 45-230CM. BD's original design required a small alteration to the slide stop on SOME 1911s; this change was an attempt to avoid that alteration. I use the original when I can but this is a nice option to have around for a "keep stock the way Daddy used it" 1911. I have found no problem with the original in Glocks, Sigs, or S&W Shields.
Tony
Just realized I didn't answer the question about how it differs. It adds the crimp groove the BD design doesn't need for semi-autos and adds what the designer called a "scraper" bearing surface. That idea was beyond my CB knowledge at the time, but I believe the sharp shoulder was intended to push fouling out with the next round.
Smarter guys than me please chime in if I am wrong.
Tony
Good to know. I have an early Clackamas Kimber and it seems to shoot as well or better than factory ammo.
My last name is Dallam. But I am very used to it being miss-spelled. "Just don't call me late to dinner" as they say
The BDacp design pre-dates Veral's 452-230-LFN by a few years as Veral was on a government sponsored vacation when I designed that boolit. His 452-230-LFN was offered after he returned to the business.
Ill take it
If I managed the attachment correctly I believe the image below shows the Saeco "Bowling Pin" boolit on the left, Anthony B's 230-CM in the center and the original 230 BDacp on the right
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