All of you who mentioned not liking Lee two-cavity moulds may not be aware that Lee has completely redesigned them. They now feature a pair of hardened steel cone/socket alignment pins that are, IMO, the best in the business, period. They also have vent lines scribed on top and the blocks relieved on the bottom for betrer heat control. New handle attachment pins and left-handed sprue llate screw round out the improvements.
I'll second that - the "new" 2C moulds are much nicer than the originals and still darned cheap to buy. I think I only have one of the new ones now and it has not offered any of the issues I've had with the older ones.
Earlier, I mentioned a 2C LEE, which is "rough," and which I haven't had the time or patience to fix. That mould is brand new in the box - "NOS" as they say. Everything about it is sketchy and I'd have to do some work to it just to cast a bullet to see if it's under-sized, so I've been reluctant. But, again, this one is the old design.
I feel like with the new
design, LEE seems to have stepped up
QC on them as well.
Makes me think I should get a couple 38/357 2Cs for the git-up-n-go kit. I don't have a lot of stuff (on purpose), but if I had to up and move in a hurry, I wouldn't be able to take all my casting/reloading stuff. Still need to assemble (at least) a 38/357 hand-loading setup, and I've been going with 4C and 6C moulds as I wore out my 2C moulds.
Ironically, several of the "nicer" Arsenal and NOEs I have are based on, replicate or have similar features to LEE bullet designs - on purpose.
Arsenal 430-210 RFN - surrogate for the LEE 429-200 RF, but with a wider drive band
Arsenal 359-158RF - "Ranch-Dog Clone" using "micro-grooves" or "micro-bands" to replace both the LEE 358-158RF and 358-158 TLSWC
NOE 360-190 RF - another Ranch Dog design, originally a LEE mould