Received an odd mold that shouldn’t exist

smleno1mkIII · June 12, 2025, 01:25 AM

Ordered a Lee .365 makarov RN mold of eBay brand new in box factory seald never used shows round nose bullet on the box how ever what I received casts a bullet looks like a 95gr .356 rf
However the mold blocks are marked.365 and it throws .365 bullets so I basically have a 95gr .365 rf which as far as I can tell doesn’t exist box also show RN I’m perplexed or does this mold exist I can’t find anything about it online?

**44 AMP** · June 12, 2025, 02:20 PM

What, exactly, do you mean when you say "rf"??

smleno1mkIII · June 12, 2025, 03:25 PM

The bullets my mold casts look exactly like the Lee 90601
But I ordered the 90466 which is a round nose design and in .365 diameter for my Makarov but instead what I got appears to be a cross between the two the bullet looks like the 90601 but has the diameter of the 90466. The mold blocks are also marked as 365 in the box that the mold came in shows 90466 with a clear round nose. Bullet on the front and the box was unopened, still factory sealed.

armoredman · June 12, 2025, 08:04 PM

pics would be very helpful

MrChick · June 12, 2025, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 44 AMP

What, exactly, do you mean when you say "rf"??

That is what Lee calls a round nose flat front bullet.

smleno1mkIII · June 12, 2025, 09:43 PM

I’ve tried multiple times to upload the photos but either the site doesn’t like my phone or my phone hates me upload fails every time

smleno1mkIII · June 13, 2025, 01:21 AM

I just loaded some of them up tonight they essentially look like mini 40S&W with the flat tip

June 12, 2025, 01:25 AM	#1
smleno1mkIII Senior Member Join Date: November 5, 2009 Location: washington state Posts: 180	Received an odd mold that shouldn’t exist Ordered a Lee .365 makarov RN mold of eBay brand new in box factory seald never used shows round nose bullet on the box how ever what I received casts a bullet looks like a 95gr .356 rf However the mold blocks are marked.365 and it throws .365 bullets so I basically have a 95gr .365 rf which as far as I can tell doesn’t exist box also show RN I’m perplexed or does this mold exist I can’t find anything about it online? Last edited by smleno1mkIII; June 12, 2025 at 09:23 AM.

June 12, 2025, 02:20 PM	#2
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 30,438	What, exactly, do you mean when you say "rf"?? __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

June 12, 2025, 03:25 PM	#3
smleno1mkIII Senior Member Join Date: November 5, 2009 Location: washington state Posts: 180	The bullets my mold casts look exactly like the Lee 90601 But I ordered the 90466 which is a round nose design and in .365 diameter for my Makarov but instead what I got appears to be a cross between the two the bullet looks like the 90601 but has the diameter of the 90466. The mold blocks are also marked as 365 in the box that the mold came in shows 90466 with a clear round nose. Bullet on the front and the box was unopened, still factory sealed.

June 12, 2025, 08:04 PM	#4
armoredman Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,478	pics would be very helpful

June 12, 2025, 09:43 PM	#6
smleno1mkIII Senior Member Join Date: November 5, 2009 Location: washington state Posts: 180	I’ve tried multiple times to upload the photos but either the site doesn’t like my phone or my phone hates me upload fails every time

June 13, 2025, 01:21 AM	#7
smleno1mkIII Senior Member Join Date: November 5, 2009 Location: washington state Posts: 180	I just loaded some of them up tonight they essentially look like mini 40S&W with the flat tip