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Starting to search a 454 ball mold. Been looking at Lee 2 cavity molds as they’re the only thing nes I’m finding instock. Any reason to stay away from these?Any other advice appreciated. I now have a Lee bottom pour and a cast iron lead pouring pot. I don’t have a heat source for the cast pot but will use new soft lead and only the electric for now.
I have the LEE .450 200gr Conical bullet mould for my Uberti 1858 Remington.They shoot great in my gun.It is excellent for the money, however I did have a LEE 12g slug mould. What a load of CRAP, it fell to bits in no time. I have used LEE reloading products since 1986 and with the exception of that 12g slug mould they have all done what they say on the tin, no complaints from me.Have a look at these made by Jeff Tanner in the U.K. He hand makes them out of Brass to whatever diameter you want. Single ball moulds of excellent quality. They fit LEE handles too. https://www.ballmoulds.com/Just a suggestion ?
I have a number of double cavity Lee moulds, including .454 RB, 200gr conical, .375RB among others. My only downside to Lee is while they heay up fast, they cool down just as fast so if you're stoking the lead pot you'll need to keep the moulds on a hot plate or wait for the mould to come back up to temp.
Quote from: Captainkirk on December 06, 2021, 10:25:38 AMI have a number of double cavity Lee moulds, including .454 RB, 200gr conical, .375RB among others. My only downside to Lee is while they heay up fast, they cool down just as fast so if you're stoking the lead pot you'll need to keep the moulds on a hot plate or wait for the mould to come back up to temp.That's why I use a 2 burner Coleman stove to melt my lead. I use the second burner to bring the mold up to temp and keep it there.
Quote from: ShotgunDave on December 06, 2021, 12:32:56 PMQuote from: Captainkirk on December 06, 2021, 10:25:38 AMI have a number of double cavity Lee moulds, including .454 RB, 200gr conical, .375RB among others. My only downside to Lee is while they heay up fast, they cool down just as fast so if you're stoking the lead pot you'll need to keep the moulds on a hot plate or wait for the mould to come back up to temp.That's why I use a 2 burner Coleman stove to melt my lead. I use the second burner to bring the mold up to temp and keep it there.Gas or propane? Gonna get one just to melt down in to ingots.
Quote from: AR. Hillbilly on December 06, 2021, 03:04:46 PMQuote from: ShotgunDave on December 06, 2021, 12:32:56 PMQuote from: Captainkirk on December 06, 2021, 10:25:38 AMI have a number of double cavity Lee moulds, including .454 RB, 200gr conical, .375RB among others. My only downside to Lee is while they heay up fast, they cool down just as fast so if you're stoking the lead pot you'll need to keep the moulds on a hot plate or wait for the mould to come back up to temp.That's why I use a 2 burner Coleman stove to melt my lead. I use the second burner to bring the mold up to temp and keep it there.Gas or propane? Gonna get one just to melt down in to ingots.Mine is an old one that uses white gas. I suppose you could use a propane powered one as well.
Any guesses on how many 0.454 “ balls I can get out of a pound off soft lead?