Today I whipped out my new (to me) Lee 309-150 F 2-cav and dropped a few bullets. I was pretty apprehensive about the whole thing. It was my first time using a Lee, and this one was kinda pitiful looking. Besides being skinned up, blackened from smoke, and having lots of extra lead smeared all over it, the thing was very light and flimsy, and had a skinny little sprue plate, and didn't want to close squarely unless I set it on the table and slid it closed that way, but I heated it up on the hot plate real well, and from the first pour to the last - I had no culls and the bullets just fell like rain from that little mold. I was really impressed! I just bought it on a whim when I saw it on the swappin page for $15 shipped, and I figgered I would just play with it a bit... but now I'm going to go take a look at what other 309's that Lee has to offer. This one would make a pile of lead really quickly!
I was using 70/30 pure/WW with 1% tin on this one. I made them deliberately soft, because I want to see how soft I can shoot in my .30-30 when they are powdercoated.
These dropped at .311 with a .301 nose on em. I didn't expect that from a mold named 309-150F.... but that's almost perfect for size.
It does make a pretty little boolit. I think it'll be fun in the .30-30 as a plinker.
I just grabbed one out of the pile and shot a pic of it, and after seeing it enlarged, I should have selected a better looking one, knowing the discriminating eye of some of our readers.
I was using 70/30 pure/WW with 1% tin on this one. I made them deliberately soft, because I want to see how soft I can shoot in my .30-30 when they are powdercoated.
These dropped at .311 with a .301 nose on em. I didn't expect that from a mold named 309-150F.... but that's almost perfect for size.
It does make a pretty little boolit. I think it'll be fun in the .30-30 as a plinker.
I just grabbed one out of the pile and shot a pic of it, and after seeing it enlarged, I should have selected a better looking one, knowing the discriminating eye of some of our readers.
