Mould to use in my .45 Auto Rim

[Ben]

I was looking through " stuff " on my reloading benches recently.
I found this late 1960's era, Lee single cav. mould.
The mould is no longer made by Lee.
I bought this mould years ago to cast bullets for my S&W Model 25-2.
I was shooting the bullets in 45 ACP cases and 45 Auto Rim cases.
As best I remember, they shot pretty well.
Cast nice and round at 4545".
I'll lube and size to .4515 " as usual.
The bullet has a nice wide meplat , which I like.
With lube, it tips the scale at 201 grs.
I wanted a Lyman 452423 , but they are hard to find.
I have about ten .452 moulds ( several of which are Lee, 6 cavity moulds ) , so this particular mould won't end up doing the majority of the leg work to feed my new Smith 625. I won't need to many of these.

 

[462]

I won't need to many of these.

No, but Trevor might.

 

[Glaciers]

Yeah this ^^^^^^

 

[Dusty Bannister]

Lee 452-200-RF in a 6 cavity mold for Trevor.

 

[Ben]

Yes, that is a good one.

Ben

 

[BudHyett]

I've gone to the H&G 200 grain semi-wadcutter and SAECO 954 235 grain for both .45 ACP and .45 Colt. Simplicity and I'll have several molds for sale soon.

 

[MW65]

That Lee looks awfully close to my 423... a bit shorter but should work great in your model 25.

 

[Ben]

My thoughts also. A bit light but should work just fine.

Ben

 

[Dusty Bannister]

With RCBS dies, I can swap back and forth with the RF and the SWC and require no change in powder setting or OAL. That makes it very convenient.

 

[david s]

Somewhat by default I tend to load the Lee 230 grain truncated cone bullets in my model 625. I tend to grab this mould when I think of casting 45ACP/AR bullets. I do however have the NOE 452- 228-SWC mould and prefer this one in the 625. I just don't cast with it as much.

 

[fiver]

that looks like a slightly light 423.
i'd snag that one up in a heartbeat for the AR case.

 

[RBHarter]

It actually looks like they just took the bottom band and groove off the 452-252 SWC .

 

[Walks]

If ya want a heavier bullet, i like the N.O.E. CLONE clone of the #452423

#453-247-SWC

 

[Ben]

I have a .452 dia. , 6 cav. Lee 255 gr.
If a heavier bullet is needed, I think it would work well in the Auto Rim.

Ben

 

[Bret4207]

If you ever run across on the "45BD" group buy moulds, grab it! About perfect in the 45AR IMO.

 

[Intel6]

While I have used a lot of the Lee 200 RF loaded in auto rim cases I wanted something different to shoot in my 625's and my 1955 Target. Back in 2016 NOE did a group buy for a copy of the Lyman 452491. 45-225-SWC. NOE 452 228 group buy This was just what I was looking for and got in on the group buy. This is a great bullet for loading in the auto rim case and my 1955 target really likes this bullet pushed a little faster than normal which is fine in the N Frame.


In the pic is a raw cast bullet and then one coated in HiTek/GC'd/sized ready to load.

 

[CZ93X62]

I have given my S&W Model 625 (much like Ben's revolver) a LOT of shooting since it landed here 3 years ago. It sights are set to be dead-on with its carry loads (clipped WWB 230 JHPs) that clock about 875 FPS. Cast #452423s (242 grains in 92/6/2) hit practically on top of the J-words, run at 850 FPS. 185-200 grain bullets hit about 2" low run at 900-950 FPS, 250-264 grain bullets hit about 2 inches high at 800-825 FPS--all at 25 yards.

 

[david s]

Intel6, my NOE 452-228-SWC in just the plain based mould. I bought this mould with my 625 revolver in mind.

 

[BigBen@128]

I have a single cavity IDEAL 452423 mold to use with a 25-2 6 1/2". I'm curious, what do the the "other three numbers" that are stamped in the mould represent?

 

[Ben]

If you see the same 3 numbers on both sides of the mould halves, these were numbers put on the mould during the production process to be certain the 2 mould halves didn't get separated.

Ben