Lee 18 Cavity Buckshot bullet Mold

[Okurok]

New eighteen cavity 00 Buckshot mold. Precision-machined mold produces 18 linked pellets per cast. No need to individually count pellets simply snip three strands into your 12 gauge shell

Been waiting for something like this fo a long time.It's on sale too for 37$ vs 62$ at Lee Factory Sales.

 

[Va.Manuf.06]

That is NIFTY!!!!

Thanks for letting us know....

 

[Deadeye]

Has anyone miked one to see what size they cast?
.310 would be nice.
Deadeye

 

[wulf]

I'd like a 210 for my Flint and wheellock 22's

 

[F.G. Ford]

Thank you for the information!
I sent a request for cost shipped to my home address.
Should save a little effort looking for .31 balls
Old Ford

 

[R.M.]

I think the add said they were .33 balls. Sure wish they were .310".

 

[Supercracker]

I think the add said they were .33 balls. Sure wish they were .310".

If you cast them as hard balls they might shrink that much.

just an idea.

 

[FPDoc]

I would think that you could run them through a .310 sizing die and just end up with a little longer bearing surface. Orient them sprue-wise when sized and loaded, they might work well or at least provide for a reliable supply of shoot-able balls. Just a thought, I haven't tried this with balls this small.

 

[123.DieselBenz]

I don't see any mention of size other than 00 Buckshot . . . which should be .33 BTW 0 Buckshot is .32 and #1 is .30

 

[R.M.]

Copied from the Lee site.



18 Cavity 00 Buckshot Bullet Mold

New eighteen cavity 00 Buckshot mold. Precision-machined mold produces 18 linked pellets per cast. No need to individually count pellets simply snip three strands into your 12 gauge shell. Each cast produces enough pellets to load two 12 Gauge shotshells.

Handles shown, not included, order 90005 Serv.Parts

Ball diameter .330
90486 Serv.Parts $62.00

 

[BrownBear]

Based on experience with gang molds and some fishing molds for small jigs and shot, I'm betting that mold will teach you a new meaning for HOT lead. Both the mold and the lead are going to have to be really hot to fill completely. Not a criticism so much as a heads-up to anyone who buys.

Anyone else have the impulse to see how those would shoot leaving the strings of three balls attached? Call it the little kid in me, but that might be fun! :grin:

 

[necchi]

"Anyone else have the impulse to see how those would shoot leaving the strings of three balls attached? Call it the little kid in me, but that might be fun! "

THAT was the first thing that came to mind when I saw the photo, :haha: I want one, and I don't even load modern shotgun. I wonder how a few of those things down my 20 would work,, :hmm:

 

[BrownBear]

I'm thinking three strings would fit nicely side by side in my Bess!

 

[Okurok]

Got the new mold last Friday and had to pour some lead. And it does like the mold and lead hot. I have a Lee 10# bottom pour pot and had to turn the rheostat all the way up and cast as fast as I could. Once the mold got hot it wasn't too hard to keep it warm enough. One tip. On my handgun molds (six cavity) I usually pour all six in one steady motion resulting in one long sprue. I found with this mold I had to start and stop the pour at each cavity. Having the lead squirt straight down into the mold just about guaranteed that it would fill out if the lead and mold was hot enough. Definitely happy with the purchase.

 

[R.M.]

Have you miked the balls yet? They say .330". Is that what they come out at?

 

[Okurok]

I'm getting .3295 so real close. Suprising for Lee. My mold for .452 is throwing .4505.

 

[Joel/Calgary]

I'm getting .3295 so real close. Suprising for Lee. My mold for .452 is throwing .4505.

I've read that many makers weight & diameter specifications are for the Lyman #2 alloy, whether that is appropriate for the particular projectile or not. Does Lee?

Regards,
Joel

 

[Kevin Makel]

New eighteen cavity 00 Buckshot mold. Precision-machined mold produces 18 linked pellets per cast. No need to individually count pellets simply snip three strands into your 12 gauge shell

Very helpful information, that's for the info on this mold!

Been waiting for something like this fo a long time.It's on sale too for 37$ vs 62$ at Lee Factory Sales.