I have found that I can empty a pot just as fast with the H&G 8 #130 as I can with the aluminum NOE 3 460-535 and 5 454-250 with equal results.
They say if you have enough tools even good ones you'll find one that doesn't work . Every word ever written or spoken about brass is true I don't care if I have another one ever . Don't get me wrong they are nice to cast with but they aren't a super superior tool . Maybe my opinion is slanted a little by pouring a 1000 gr at a time.
The one and only 4 cavity iron Lyman is a PITA . If weren't for the fact that it's probably the 25 cal bullet I'm going to be successful with in Dad's 25-06' I'd ......... probably hang on to it as a casters status symbol .......
I'll admit it , I run my Lees like rented mules and to date I've seen one show it's miles. It's the one that I cast most of 452-255s I shot in 45 Colts..it was also the mould that basically took me from "ok I put the liquid metal in the hole now what" to 10,000 Colts . By my current means it was abused , I replaced it with a 6 cav and probably haven't cast 200 of them .