I cast some bullets using that Lee mold
I have the 234 mold from Lee. It is an RNFP 200 grain bullet w/ two rings.
First cartridge I put together was fine. Second one had lead all over the side of the cartridge.
I sat and thought about it for a bit and then measured the diameter of the slug.
It is supposed to be .452. Most of them were .452 on the seam diameter but if I measured ninty degrees off the seam I got consistently .456 to .457.
I did not squeeze the handles to get a tight mating but I did not think that was important. (No day is wasted upon which you learn something.)
Now I am going to try recasting the slugs with a clamp on the mold for consistent mating.
It is fun learning things everyone else already knows. And...No...I am not embarrassed.
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