New lee mold
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KeithB
Resident Half Fast Machinist
It’s highly likely that your Lee mold might be cut out of round. But I was causing the same problem to a perfectly good Lee because I was inadvertently squeezing the sprue plate handle a little bit which was springing the mold open just a hair. I learned to close the mold w/o touching that third handle, then I got better bullets.
CWLONGSHOT
Well-Known Member
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California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
Unless Mainiac is inadvertently pressing the sprue cutter handle, it would seem Shirley remains gainfully employed in Lee's quality control department.
RBHarter
West Central AR
Had a x39 that .314 was .003 too small .
L Ross
Well-Known Member
Poor Shirley. I'll bet she had half a minute to look at the mould and compare it to a check list. Six Cavities, check, Handles, check, Sprue Cutter, (Sprue, that's a silly word), check. Drop the slip in the box that says, "Inspected by Shirley", check.
Of course I am terribly prejudiced. Lee is a good solid Wisconsin Company, like MEC, that has never let me down. Jobs for Shirleys I say!
Of course I am terribly prejudiced. Lee is a good solid Wisconsin Company, like MEC, that has never let me down. Jobs for Shirleys I say!
CWLONGSHOT
Well-Known Member
I know you're talking about MEC ShotShell presses. But my MEC single stage metallic. Reloading press is rapidly becoming my all-time favorite.
Buy a Lee .311 push through size die , spray bullets with Hornady case lube or something equivalent . Run them through it respray & run through your .309 . I recently bought a Lee custom 6 cavity #c309-170f with GC shank opened up to full diam. off EBAY for &59.00 . Had to do as described . Tried to just push through .309 first , it mashed a flange around base of bullet , mine also casts great bullets other than being too fat . Last I checked they were still available . It is listed as a Lyman 311-041. It is not, IT is a copy of the Lee. when I bought mine it was listed as the lee. It will be stamped 311-041
I've done the double size method plenty of times for certain cast... depending on the boolit, I'll even lube with molybee or 50/50 @.314 and seat a gas check, then go to .311, then to other sizes to preserve the lube grooves. 2 to 3 thou at a time.
Rally
NC Minnesota
IME, it’s the hulls going into the press. New hulls look better than factory ammo.