LEE TL molds

I've shot thousands of unsized bullets from Lee molds with no trouble.

Its actually the ideal situation to have a mold that throws bullets the right size so that they don't require sizing. The question is if the particular mold you have will drop them the right size or not. They can vary in size a few thou and with a six cavity the odds might start to stack up that at least one cavity isn't the same as the rest.

Get the mold and cast a handful keeping the bullets from each cavity seperate and see how they measure. If they are oversize get the lee push through sizer. If they are undersize take it back and trade it for another one.
 
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I do re-size all my TL bullets, but this is just to make sure that all my reloads will chamber 100% in all my guns. The problem with unsized bullets lies with the caster.

If I sometimes lose my concentration, I do not squeeze the mold halves firmly together. You will see some "flash" on the part line. The flash is an indication of slightly oversize bullets that will result in reloads that will not chamber.
 
Great bullets (well, some). The 45 SWC and the .38 WC are great. The 9mm RN bites as it tends to catch on the little lip and jam.

I resize them only because I cannot stand Lee's Camel C*M (aka Alox). It makes a mess. Brown moose sn*t fouling of the barrels. It smells when you shoot. It lead fouls the barrel if you don't run a bore snake every 20 rounds or so because of the build up of moose sn*t.

They work great with a high quality lube (Carnuba Red, etc) in a Luber-sizer. Again, except for the 9mm RN.
 
I've poured and and fired off thousands of TL bullets in 9mm, 45 and 38. I tumble lube them with Lee Alox. The 38 WC TL mould I have is a 6-holer. Makes for a pile of bullets in short order. Smoke the mould every so often and go to it!:p
 
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I use the bullets in my revolvers without resizing.
All the bullets for pistol I resize.
I cast them, open the mold and drop them in a bucket of water to quench or harden them. I then lube them and let them dry for 2 days and then run them through Lee's lubesizer. Simple process, then I lube them again and let them dry in a warm area for a month till the lube doesn't come off on my hand. Then its good to go. I have 12 - 6 cavity lee TL molds.
Have fun!
 
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I resize them only because I cannot stand Lee's Camel C*M (aka Alox). It makes a mess. Brown moose sn*t fouling of the barrels. It smells when you shoot. It lead fouls the barrel if you don't run a bore snake every 20 rounds or so because of the build up of moose sn*t.
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I tend to agree, but have found a few ways to minimize the mess. People tend to use too much. I use paint thinner (mineral spirits) to make it more liquid which makes a smaller amount coat more evenly. It should not colour the boolits copperish brown. The only way I know mine have been lubed is because they are a bit tacky when dry and have a dull instead of shiny finish. I also use the Lee resizer, because it tends to move the lube on the outside surface into the groves regardless if the boolit needed resizing or not.

As I grab each of my cast boolits to place on the casing on the press, I drag its base over a board covered with linen (the material used for bed sheets) in order to remove any lube from the powder facing end. As I remove each finished cartridge, the business end is wiped with a hand towel before I toss it in the finished bin. I've worked all this into my routine so that it doesn't slow me down too much with the Lee classic turret I'm using.
 
I have actually had problems shooting .38 bullets that I did not resize. I have no doubt that the problem was me not squeezing the mould tightly, but whatever, it doesn't change the fact that about 1 bullet in every six or eight was oversized, which led to seating problems, lead shaving problems and chambering problems. So now I size them all, and they load and shoot without incident.
 
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