I got one of the Group Buy 357 135gr Bevel base smooth side 9mm molds. Had to try it a couple of times, had a couple problems and then I had to stop casting and everything else due to a health problem. Just tried it out again a couple days ago and am still having issues. Major issues are
1, Significant flashing around the base
2 Quite out of round. Parting line is wider than 90 degrees to the parting line, I am having them come out small, .353-.354 and then on the large side between .359-.361. If it was just too large I would generally be ok but small I don't believe will work.
Issues that are apparent, sprue plate I cannot seem to get anywhere near tight, I tighten the upper right corner bolt ok but there is far too much play in the area where the sprue plate goes into contact with the lower left corner bolt, it just does not seem I can get that tight enough to eliminate the play.
I have tried
1, Complete disassembly and cleaning twice
2 Made sure I am not putting pressure on the sprue plate handle
3 Tried different alloys
4 Tried different filling techniques
5 Tried both water and air dropping
Hopefully someone has seen these issues and solved them before, Love the bullet design but these problems are driving me insane.
Thank you