who carried lee molds?
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Henry at Budget Shooter Supply, Amazon Canada, even Amazon USA or eBay - I've used all of these sources, though personally I mostly use 2-cavity moulds.
I do have some practical advice for you since you're planning to use the 6-cavity mould. From my experience with 6-cavity moulds I use for buckshot, the handle on the sprue cutter is made of some sintered powder metal, and mine broke within 3 or 4 sessions. I replaced the broken handle on my #4 and #00 with the sprue cutter cam lever from KAL Tool & Die and it's a seriously worthwhile upgrade for you to consider, since you need to buy the mould block handles separately anyway. Made in Canada, too!
I do have some practical advice for you since you're planning to use the 6-cavity mould. From my experience with 6-cavity moulds I use for buckshot, the handle on the sprue cutter is made of some sintered powder metal, and mine broke within 3 or 4 sessions. I replaced the broken handle on my #4 and #00 with the sprue cutter cam lever from KAL Tool & Die and it's a seriously worthwhile upgrade for you to consider, since you need to buy the mould block handles separately anyway. Made in Canada, too!
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Higginson's Powder in Hawksbury has been the price leader for me. They stock the LEE catalogue.
Higginson's is here in Ontario so they would have to ship westward, unlike the firms mentioned in the above posts, who would have to ship eastward, to me.
Shipping might go your way with the western firms but on actual price I think Higginson's is better
Higginson's is here in Ontario so they would have to ship westward, unlike the firms mentioned in the above posts, who would have to ship eastward, to me.
Shipping might go your way with the western firms but on actual price I think Higginson's is better
This mystifies me. I have used Lee 6 cavity moulds for several years and cast 1000's & 1000's of bullets and never had a sprue cam lever break. In fact the only time I have even encountered a reasonable amount of resistance is when I have done a pour and the mould was not up to operating temperature (alloy cooled quicker and was therefore harder). The solution is simple; make sure the mould is sufficiently preheated before you start to pour. I believe Lee recommends you dip a corner of the mould in the melt for 15 seconds but that is for a 2 cavity mould. Being much bigger a 6 cavity mould takes longer to preheat so I keep it in for a least a minute, sometimes 2. Another method is to do a couple of pours in the first two cavities so you only have to cut two sprues which gives minimal resistance to the sprue cutter. Then step up to a couple of pours in the first 4 cavities. Finish up by doing a couple of pours in all 6 cavities. By the time you get to the final stage the mould will be sufficiently heated that the sprues will be soft when you cut them off with less resultant stress on the sprue cam lever. If you try to cut the sprues off and encounter exceptional resistance the reason is that the alloy is not hot enough. Brute force and bullet moulds are not a good combination if you're looking for long mould life expectancy.
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Titan Reloading in Wisconsin. They ship to Canada. 6 cavity moulds are about $37 US each and they are a full line dealer. That Amazon.ca price ($88) is nuts.
BTW, I tried the Lee TL356-124-2R (#90465) and it was awful. I experimented with different seating lengths, loads, etc. and nothing worked acceptably. Accuracy was non-existent and bullets tumbled like crazy. That was with a Sig 226 and Kimber 1911 9mm.
On the other hand the Lee 356-125 2R (#90457) has worked very well in every gun I've used it in including my CZ 75 Tactical Sport, Kimber 1911 9mm, PSA 9mm AR-15, JR Carbine, Kriss 9mm and Ruger PCC. Even though it is not a tumble lube design bullet I tumble lubed them with no issues and lately I have been PCing them with excellent accuracy results. Obviously YMMV but in my experience it's been a great mould.
BTW, I tried the Lee TL356-124-2R (#90465) and it was awful. I experimented with different seating lengths, loads, etc. and nothing worked acceptably. Accuracy was non-existent and bullets tumbled like crazy. That was with a Sig 226 and Kimber 1911 9mm.
On the other hand the Lee 356-125 2R (#90457) has worked very well in every gun I've used it in including my CZ 75 Tactical Sport, Kimber 1911 9mm, PSA 9mm AR-15, JR Carbine, Kriss 9mm and Ruger PCC. Even though it is not a tumble lube design bullet I tumble lubed them with no issues and lately I have been PCing them with excellent accuracy results. Obviously YMMV but in my experience it's been a great mould.
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