Lee 6 Cav. 38/357 , 158 gr., G/C

Ben

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Staff member
I've had this mould for 4 or 5 years.
For whatever the reasons, I have not cast very much with it.
Today, I decided to change that.
I have a T/C 12", 357 Mag. bull barrel that these will run out of well.
I also have my Ruger # 1, 357 Max.
The mould worked flawlessly today.
The bullets drop at .3590"

Ben

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uncle jimbo

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Good looking bullets. I have that mold also and liked the bullets it dropped. I have just used them in my 357 mag colt and the s&w 15 38 spl.
 

CZ93X62

Official forum enigma
Looks a lot like the 358156. Nice bullets.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

The Lee version's nose is slightly shorter and the meplat is a little wider than that on my Lyman #156. The Thompson SWC/GC design is a good one, and has one trait that I REALLY like--both #358156 and #429244 cycle easily in my leverguns, a feature not always present with the Keith SWCs.
 

Pistolero

Well-Known Member
I have that same basic Lee design in .44....and have never found anything that really likes
it. :sigh: It was my first .44 mold, haven't used it in probably 5 years, and before that probably
30 year gap.

I hope your results with the .38 cal version are much better.

Bill
 
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Ben

Moderator
Staff member
I hope so also Bill.
I have some rifles that I want to shoot this one out of.
I'll also run it through my Colt Officer's Model Match and my Stainless 6", 686.
If it won't shoot in at least one of those, it just won't shoot.

Ben
 

Brad

Benevolent Overlord and site owner
Staff member
That bullet sans GC was my go to 38 special for many years. Sadly my 6 cav mould is about worn out. Shot many thousands of them.
 

Ian

Notorious member
The .45 caliber plain base version shoots really well also at SAA velocities.
 

Wasalmonslayer

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I also have that mold.
Cast many of them and shot many!
Very unpicky bullet for me.
I used it on top of unique for my smith n frame mod 28 and in my marlin lever.
I will have to look at my notes but if my memory serves me right it was mag brass with 6 grains unique and a cci small pistol primer.
It has always shot as good as the operator could ;)
 

Pistolero

Well-Known Member
Maybe my .44 Spl needs to try a few of the big ones. May have a few of them laying around somewhere.
I had tried them at 1000 fps and up, no joy there with the few guns I tried. Maybe slower
is the answer.

Bill
 

Ben

Moderator
Staff member
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

The Lee version's nose is slightly shorter and the meplat is a little wider than that on my Lyman #156. The Thompson SWC/GC design is a good one, and has one trait that I REALLY like--both #358156 and #429244 cycle easily in my leverguns, a feature not always present with the Keith SWCs.
True.
 

Maven

Well-Known Member
That is an excellent CB design: Had a DC one years ago and got great accuracy from my Ruger BH (4 5/8" bbl.)
 

Intel6

Active Member
I have that mould and use it specifically for full power loads in my Coonan .357 Mag semi-auto pistol. When seated it doesn't stick out of the case much which is exactly what I need for .357 mag ammo that has to go in a magazine.
 

462

California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
Have a two-cavity version that I removed the gas check shank from, but haven't shot it much, because of its six-cavity RNFN mould brother. Tried it in the Uberti 1866 clone, this past Monday, and it shot patterns. However, before I pass judgement I want to try the RNFN with the same loads.

The 1866's straight-line feed chambers it, but the '92 clone's mechanism doesn't like the sharp shoulder, so it sees the RNFN only.