Lee 401-175 TC

[kcofohio]

This mold worked beautifully 1st time out. I only cast 70 bullets, with 4 rejects. They measure at .588" OAL, where MBC's 180 gr.TC measures at .625" OAL. I found a load that I worked up for Missouri's, with 5.8 gr. of CFE-Pistol in 40 S&W. Plans are to do a work up to 6.1 gr. of CFE-P. The meplat is a bit broader than Missouri's. So, hopefully they feed fine in the Shield40.

It was only about 45 degrees out in the garage, so I was surprised they casted so well.

 

[Docendo Discimus]

They look nice. Are you going to size them or shoot as cast? Are you going to powder coat them or lube them?

 

[kcofohio]

They look nice. Are you going to size them or shoot as cast? Are you going to powder coat them or lube them?

They're measuring between .401-.402". A 95-3-2 mix. And since I forgot to order a .401 sizer, I'll load them as is and see how they do. I finally got my M&P40 running accurate, so it should show how well they'll do unsized.
These ones will just get alox lube. I don't trust doing Hi-Tek baking in the barn during the cooler days.