lee micro band cast

[gacameron]

Hi anyone tried lee micro band bullets ? I'm presently using 452/230 cast sized and lubed for my 1911 ,they shoot nicely. Lee is stating no sizing required with micro bands and better accuracy ??? Thanks G

 

[zuke]

I use the 230 TC TL in my M1 Carbine conversion in 45 Win Mag.
I tumble lube it 2 time's and load it on top of 16-17 gr of Accurate #7
No sizing and no leading.

 

[kjohn]

I read an article years ago, by Dean Grennell (sp?). He described the TL bullets and how easy they were to cast and use, and I've never looked back. I have cast and fired thousands of 9mm, 45acp, 38 sp Tumble Lube bullets since. Most of them were wheel weights, tumbled lubed in a plastic can with Lee Alox, the brown sticky stuff.

One time, I got the bright idea to size the 9mm, lubing first, then after as well. I wasn't shooting in the Olympics at the time p), so I can't say that it made a difference in accuracy. The way Dean explained the whole matter, I was satisfied that Tumble Lube bullets were the answer for me. I don't recall any leading issues of any overwhelming significance, nor any noticeable difference in accuracy from other types of cast bullets I was using at that time.

Back then, I fired off very close to 20,000 small and large pistol primers in one year, so I do have a bit of an idea of what I am talking about. Although this will bring heat from the Lee pooh-poohers, I would suggest that, for the average dude shooter, Lee Tumble Lube bullets will work just fine in most cases.

Fire away!

 

[mwjones]

They're designed to NOT be sized. I've used a ton of them and haven't had any issues. The only ones I've ran through the sizer was to put gas checks on, and it made absolutely no difference in accuracy whatsoever. Why waste the time