David Reiss
posted this
31 December 2016
If Lee molds are as bad as some say, well I am going to buy a lottery ticket tomorrow and the day after, and the day after, and the ........ and should be a very rich guy.. I started with a Lee mold just about 40 years ago, like many first time casters do. Since then my collection of molds has risen way above 150 (yes I admit it, I'm a mold horder) with probably around 25-30 Lee molds. Why, because they are cheap and cast good bullets more times than not. I can only remember one Lee mold giving me trouble in all these years, and it still does. I have to tap it on my bullet land pad to get it to align sometimes, but it responds to this minor abuse to get going. I have tried all other know remedies, but a little cussing and a love pat sets her right.
My very first Lee, a .357 - 158 gr / SWC, still has some white medical tape wrapped around one handle which cracked about 5 years of hard use. But it has not let me down and still cranks out good bullets, some 35 years after the after a trip to my medicine cabinet (it was the handiest tape at the time, but is not so white any more). I will not hesitate to try a new Lee mold, even though I read or hear a story of a bad experience. I think many people don't have more good things to say about Lee molds for two reasons, both have been proved through scientific testing. First, it is my firm belief that people are more inclined to write bad reviews or relate bad experiences than they are to give praise. Right or wrong, no matter how truthful (and I do believe most are just relating their honest experience), it's just human nature. Second, just like it once was with Savage rifles, no body wanted to say they owned one, they would rather talk about their Remingtons, Winchesters or what have you.
So those of you that have bad Lee molds, I am willing to give them a new home (if I don't have that particular one), and would more than likely pay the shipping.
David Reiss - NRA Life Member & PSC Range Member Retired Police Firearms Instructor/Armorer
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