Reeder Custom Guns - Scotty, speaking of Lee products

Do you or anyone here have any experience with the Lee production pot with the front pour spout?
I want to start casting bullets and also some heavy sinker for grouper fishing.
Also will need to buy four moulds, 357 (158gr), 41 (210gr),429 (240gr) and 452 300-335gr).
Are there any I should keep an eye out for?

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Even my RCBS can drip sometimes. I've had two of the older style LEE's and they both dripped so bad that I finally tapped a screw hole in the spout of one and plugged with a screw. For the money there is no comparison, and the new style LEE looks improved. There was a reason for that. I'd go for it though. It's less than $100 vs $400+. I actually enjoy using a Lyman or RCBS dip ladle and open top pot. If you've never cast before you might consider an open top design to start, with a good Ladle (that's not a LEE).

I can go into your kitchen right now, along with a propane cooker and make a good serviceable kit. It would ruin the pot for anything else but you could do it. Consider the basics of the deed, weigh the value of more advanced equipment, it might be worth it, maybe later. Even used equipment has value. I bought my RCBS pot used for 1/4 retail. The main benefit is it makes 20# of blended alloy at a time.

I'm very excited for you on your new quest. It's just as much fun as buying guns or shooting to me.

It looks like a no brainer.
I was texting with Pete and told him about the cost of egg sinkers. They run about $1.00 per oz now.
$6.00 for a three pack of 2oz sinkers is insane. We use them and hooks that cost 4 bucks each for goliath grouper fishing. We've lost as many as 17 rigs in a couple of hours. These big girls don't have much of a problem breaking 200lb test line.

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This fish was 7-1/2' long and right at 600lbs.
For some reason it's uploading sideways.

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When these guys break you off it hurts the pocket book.
Casting bullets is already a no brainer.
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Can't take them out of the water. They are protected.
They eat everything that comes near them. Look at the gut on them.
Florida is having meetings about a limited take season on them.
Hopefully it will be like drawing a hunting tag, and I really want it to be hook and line only.
Spearing these fish would be a piece of cake, although a very dangerous thing once speared.

At least more than 90% of the ones they catch on Wicked Tuna.

Those damn tuna head straight down. Makes for a long tiring fight.
This goliath grouper was in 21' of water. They either head for cover, which guarantees lost tackle, or to open water where at least it's a fair fight.

I've got mold handles so all I would need is the molds, possibly a sizer or four and lube. Should pay for itself in less than 1000 300gr 45's

I've found out that if I only put clean already fluxed lead alloy in it and close the spout firmly I rarely get drips.i use a old cast iron pot and a propane cooker to melt and blend the lead alloy then I cast 2LB ingots to put in the lee pot .before I used to do everything using the lee pot I was constantly fighting drips due to junk getting caught in the spout

He melted the lead in a deep 8" cast iron pot, added some gulf wax, skimmed it then poured it into the little cornbread molds.
I loved the way the ingots looked. I have a turkey fryer burner, so making ingots could be done as soon as tomorrow.
I have a couple of places to try for some lead and wheel weights. Pete said he would see if he can get me some lead flashing.
Lots of guys on Craigslist selling lead.
I'm also going to check with the metal recycling yards. We have bunches of them near the Port of Tampa.

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I've never seen anything like that! I have smoked some crawdads with Granny Clampett, always starting with a little pot.

i have used a 20# Lee dipping pot for 15 + years and am very happy
it still drips but that is my fault...as to a dipper-- Lyman all the way I have tried Lee, RCBS, Lyman and the Lyman always wins for me---I even use one with my .411, 4 cav Saeco Keith mold -- as long as I do my part it is all 4 cav good...

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