I currently only have one .45ACP mold. I like the mold (NOE 452-230-HP) but would like something lighter and easier to cast with (i.e. no HP provisions) and faster, for making plinking ammo.
It looks like the Lee 452-200-SWC would be perfect if it wasn't a bevel-based design. If I end up pushing this bullet hard, I don't want to deal with the leading that sometimes is associated with beveled bases. In light of that, how hard would it be - and who does such work - to machine the bevel off of a Lee 6-cavity mold, make new provisions for the sprue plate, and turn this mold into a ~180 (+/-) grain flat-base?
Would it be easier to just go with the similar (but shorter-nosed) Lee TL452-200-SWC? I think it has a flat base.