.30 cal. PLINKER bullets from my new Lee 6 Cav.

[Ben]

I got my 6 cavity Lee, 93 gr. 311 " mould today.
Bullets are dropping at .313". Nice and round.
However with clip on WW's, mine drop at 86 grs., not 93 grs.

I bought this to feed my 32 H&R Mag. , T/C Contender .
However, the more I look at it, the more I think it might have short range applications in some of my other .30 cal. cartridges.

Ben

These 6 cavity moulds can crank them out ! ! !

My mould blocks say 93, but my scales say LESS...........

 

[S Mac]

Those do look good Ben, oughta keep you busy for a while.

 

[Ben]

I want to substitute this 93 gr. RN for the full wadcutter in the loads that you see below. I think it may have some promise.

Ben


T/C , 10 inch, 30-30 Win.

 

[9.3X62AL]

That IS a nice-looking "bullet machine" by Lee. I do have an older 2-cav Lee, their 100 grain RN. It won't quite make .313" for a couple of my 32 revolvers, but has done well in 30/30 and 30-06 for plinkers to 1300 FPS. These also work well in my 30 Carbine Blackhawk @ .309" from 900-1200 FPS. They might go as well at faster velocities, but I haven't tried that (yet).

 

[Ian]

The 100-grain 2R is a shooter. If the 93 1R is even half as good it will be a winner.

I like those Lee commercial moulds a whole lot myself, in fact I ran a 20-lb pot of 358-125s last night in about an hour and a half without getting in a hurry.

 

[Ben]

Yes, I too love the 100 gr. Lee RN.
Like you, I hope the 93 gr. will do as well.

Ben

 

[freebullet]

By the thread title I thought you had automated a master caster or something.

When I run my Lee 6 bangers hard I get about 2200 bullets in about 4 hours. I wouldn't claim mine are as high of quality as yours but, they drop a mess of bullets for their cost, so long as, you use handles on the mold.

 

[Ben]

I think the 6 cav. Lee's are a good buy.
They may not be the best mold out there, but for your investment ( In my case, $47 shipped ) , you're getting a good return on your money.

Ben

 

[RBHarter]

I have several.
358-125
358-200
401-175
452-255
There's another but I can't remember what it is.....

I will say that that any of these will empty a pot in short order and do make huge piles of bullets quick . I don't know what kind of a count per hour I get but there aren't many rejected . At 110-140 pours / hr that'll get you well up toward 700/hour . With the big mould I'm empty in 35 min and the little one 55 min but that generally will hold me 7-8 months .

 

[KHornet]

Have 7-8 6 cav lees, and for production vs time it is really hard to beat them
particularly at the price.
Paul

 

[300BLK]

Ben
Did you have any luck with this light bullet in any of your 30cals? Have you tried the TL314-90-SWC? I was thinking that one or both might make decent plinker bullets for 30-30s and the 32-20.