Excellent Luger Bullet

FNorm · 07-28-2009, 11:38 AM

Lee makes excellent stuff. After years of fussing with an other powder measures, I tried a Lee. No more jams and crunches with long grain rifle powders. Cheap, or at least reasonable too.

FN

Ingvarg · 07-28-2009, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by FNorm

Lee makes excellent stuff. After years of fussing with an other powder measures, I tried a Lee. No more jams and crunches with long grain rifle powders. Cheap, or at least reasonable too.

FN

Second that. And excellent price to. I use Lee for all my rifle reloading but reasently got a Dillon 450 for the handgun ammo.

btw. Beutifull Dobie you got in your avatar. I´m owned by one to.

PhilOhio · 07-28-2009, 01:27 PM

I'm glad you folks sound receptive to trying this mold. I'm sure you will love the bullet. Few major improvements are so easy and inexpensive. Sieger can tell you why overall length is so important to reliable functioning, and this is the best way to get it.

But I'd add a note of caution (below) on use of Lee aluminum molds. For years, all I used were iron molds from Lyman and RCBS. They are more forgiving of your casting technique. Now these are either too expensive for me or completely unavailable in the types I want; I just had to scour the entire U.S. to locate a new-old-stock Lyman mold for a 50-grain .25 ACP bullet. So my only choice here, 9mm, was aluminum.

During casting, you do have to pay closer attention to how you close the mold halves. Be sure the tops are aligned to show a flat surface and only a hairline joint. With the Lee molds, if you don't watch this, it is possible to get a lot of bad bullets, most evident from misaligned bullet bases and problems cutting off the sprue. That translates to inaccuracy and other difficulties. Before closing the sprue cutter, you may have to gently tap the blocks with your hardwood sprue cutting piece, to be sure the blocks are aligned. And with aluminum, the word is gently. But simply having such a nice bullet design available compensates for having to be a bit more careful in making it.

Ice · 07-28-2009, 05:41 PM

Just want to add about the Lee molds: If you get one, get the 6 cavity gang mold. They hold the heat a lot better and its great to shuck out 6 perfect bullets at a time. The 6 cav also has a handy, easy to use 3rd handle for shearing off the sprues so you don't have to strike the sprue cutter with a mallet handle every time. For me, bullet casting is tedious and the 2 cavity mold is just too slow. I'd much rather make 100 bullets with 16 motions than with 50 motions any day.

Photo is of my Lee wadcutter mold. There will soon be a 6 cav Luger bullet mold.

Charlie

Ingvarg · 07-28-2009, 07:42 PM

Thanks Ice for your info. I was concerned there would be problem keeping the right heat on the 6 cav. mold and was going to get the 2 cavity, but having read this I will consider geting a 6 cavity if it,s going to be avalible at Lee soon.

07-28-2009, 07:42 PM	#5
Ingvarg User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Iceland Posts: 103 Thanks: 9 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Thanks Ice for your info. I was concerned there would be problem keeping the right heat on the 6 cav. mold and was going to get the 2 cavity, but having read this I will consider geting a 6 cavity if it,s going to be avalible at Lee soon. __________________ Regards: Ingvar

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07-28-2009, 11:38 AM	#1
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	Lee makes excellent stuff. After years of fussing with an other powder measures, I tried a Lee. No more jams and crunches with long grain rifle powders. Cheap, or at least reasonable too. FN

07-28-2009, 01:27 PM	#3
PhilOhio User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 145 Thanks: 5 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts	I'm glad you folks sound receptive to trying this mold. I'm sure you will love the bullet. Few major improvements are so easy and inexpensive. Sieger can tell you why overall length is so important to reliable functioning, and this is the best way to get it. But I'd add a note of caution (below) on use of Lee aluminum molds. For years, all I used were iron molds from Lyman and RCBS. They are more forgiving of your casting technique. Now these are either too expensive for me or completely unavailable in the types I want; I just had to scour the entire U.S. to locate a new-old-stock Lyman mold for a 50-grain .25 ACP bullet. So my only choice here, 9mm, was aluminum. During casting, you do have to pay closer attention to how you close the mold halves. Be sure the tops are aligned to show a flat surface and only a hairline joint. With the Lee molds, if you don't watch this, it is possible to get a lot of bad bullets, most evident from misaligned bullet bases and problems cutting off the sprue. That translates to inaccuracy and other difficulties. Before closing the sprue cutter, you may have to gently tap the blocks with your hardwood sprue cutting piece, to be sure the blocks are aligned. And with aluminum, the word is gently. But simply having such a nice bullet design available compensates for having to be a bit more careful in making it.