I had a bad mould (Lee 356-125 2R). Lee replaced the mould, and the new one works much better. Unfortunately it drops around .355" and even after powder coating some of them are just not large enough.
I am using the same alloy and temp as before and saw nothing but a tiny tiny bit of lead coloration at the muzzle which wiped right off when using the old mould. It dropped .357, but I had to push every bullet out with my thumb.
I am now getting lead at the muzzle. How much (if any) is an acceptable amount of leading before you are unwilling to use a particular bullet?
I got almost all of it off just using Hoppes #9 and a little soaking. I am confident another product would make it even easier.
There was no visible buildup in the rifling.
Would you look into a different mould?
The problem is that my barrel is tight at .354". If I drop a .358 bullet and add up to .002" with powder coat I will have to size down .004" which seems excessive.
Thoughts?