the Lyman bullet dipper (ladle)

[Matt85]

for the longest time i used a Lee bullet dipper/ladle for my casting and avoided the Lyman due to high cost. well let me tell you this: if your on the fence about getting a Lyman bullet dipper (ladle), buy it.

i recently ruined a Lee lead pot (i was stupid) so i went to the local cabelas to purchase a new melting pot (a Lyman big dipper). i noticed they had one last Lyman ladle in stock so on a whim i decided to try it. this ladle puts standard ladles to shame! i was able to pour non-stop without worrying about the pour channels clogging up.

im sure many of you already know this, but i didnt realize how much better these were. so i figured id share this for any one out there on the fence like i was... its worth the extra money.

-matt

 

[Rifleman1776]

They are based on older styles and are excellent. Mine has been in continous use since 1970.

 

[Jim Blair]

Yep,you'll find that same ladle listed in the Ideal Handloaders Handbooks of a 100 years ago.Lyman bought them out in 1927.Why change a good thing. :grin:

 

[necchi]

Yup.
I was lucky and found one at a gun show for half the cost of new.

I think part of what's nice about the Lyman is that big hunk of steel helps maintain the temp, it too has to be "pre-heated" to function proper.

 

[Billnpatti]

Is this what you are talking about? http://www.lymanproducts.com/lyman/bullet-casting/casting-dipper.php

It is the only dipper I have ever used and I've been casting for over 40 years. It's a dandy and I've never had any reason to try a different one so I can't compare it to any other one on the market, but I can tell you that it works great.

 

[David Grout]

It is a great dipper. Like the others said and I have been doing all my casting with it since 1968.

 

[Matt85]

Is this what you are talking about? http://www.lymanproducts.com/lyman/bullet-casting/casting-dipper.php

It is the only dipper I have ever used and I've been casting for over 40 years. It's a dandy and I've never had any reason to try a different one so I can't compare it to any other one on the market, but I can tell you that it works great.

yep thats it.

-matt

 

[Rat Trapper]

Over the years I have tried a number of Lee products, but have never been impressed. when you can get the same thing made by Lyman or others you will always get a better product. Lee just makes their products cheap and sell them for less than Lyman and RCBS, but they do not make a product as well. Lee does market some things others do not make and in that case we just have to suck it up. I have a RCBS melting pot that is going on 30 years old and it has never given me any problems.