Lee makes a 158 mound that mimics the nose and frontal profile. Heavier base. No way do their aluminum moulds pour as well as iron but then they cost less (6-cavity) than the handle set does for the Lyman/RCBS blocks.
They also have a 125 with a smaller meplat. It looks like it might save a little lead and do double duty for 9mm as well. I’ve loaded the 158 SWC in the 9mm but the case gets too thick before I can fully seat. It worked great in my euro 9’s at 1000 fps. I figure that’s why most 147 9mm have sort of a boat tail profile.
Having a big box of .38 bullets is always a productive feeling. You just need some, all the time.
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Making Bullets
- Jim Taylor, 2024-10-30, 17:39
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I like that generous meplat and wide lube groove
- WB, 2024-10-30, 18:45
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That Lee bullet is a good copy of the Lyman.
- Jim Taylor, 2024-10-31, 06:12
- I guess the main difference is the width/depth - WB, 2024-10-31, 09:54
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That Lee bullet is a good copy of the Lyman.
- Jim Taylor, 2024-10-31, 06:12
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I like that generous meplat and wide lube groove
- WB, 2024-10-30, 18:45