Hello Everyone,
I’ve been casting with a new Lee .30cal 230gr double mold. I’m loading pure range scrap so it’s not pure lead, but still pretty soft. I need to cast really hot or I get wrinkles on the boolits.
The problem I have is one side drops perfectly. It’s as if the boolit wants to jump out! However, the side, closest to the handles, is impossible to get to drop. I’ve given up pounding on the bolt to the handles. I can pop it out with the corner of a small flat screwdriver, but because they are still pretty hot, they often break in two.
It’s very frustrating! Without exaggeration, I could cast faster only using the good side.
I have checked for burrs, but it looks just the same as the other side. I’ve casted well over a hundred times with the mold. I’ve never had to smoke or use any products before on any other new molds.
Any ideas or advice? Thanks.