Hey Charles! A picture of my 'pin slug'
by Slow Hand 
, Indiana, Monday, June 03, 2013, 21:21 (4195 days ago)
I remembered I had this old pic of the mold insure to knock pins off the tables.
![[image]](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h24/Slow_Hand23/Gun%20Pics/PinSlug.jpg)
It's a Lee mold and as you can see. It looks like someone just ran an end mill into it after they got it all centered up. It's fed in several 1911's and fits te magazines just fine. That big, flat meplat does a he k of a job grabbing pins and shoving them off the table!
Doug K
That's interesting...
A 3/8" end mill?
Yep
by Slow Hand , Indiana, Tuesday, June 04, 2013, 04:02 (4194 days ago) @ John K.
I couldn't remember, so I just took my micrometer andeasures one of the loaded rounds. Right at .375. I can measure the mold to give you an OAL, if you'd like. The sticker on the loaded rounds says they are 245 gr. I've got them loaded with 4.0 of bullseye, but I seem to remember they were going a bit slow. We never had any bounce back on the pins though.
Thanks, Doug, that's enough info to go on.
I wonder if a 3/8" end mill and a 7/16" would turn a Lee 230gr TC mould into a crude facsimile of a a 454423?
Thanks, Doug, that's enough info to go on.
by Slow Hand , Indiana, Tuesday, June 04, 2013, 09:34 (4194 days ago) @ John K.
Worth a shot! Good thing about the Lee molds is they are cheap enough you can experiment and not be out much. My biggest gripe on lee's designs is too little lube capacity. Thin and shallow lube grooves, makes the tumble lube bullets look generous!
FREEZE!
Put DOWN the collet and the end mill, RAISE your hands AND STEP AWAY FROM THE BRIDGEPORT.
We have enough projects laying around in various states of uncompletedness.
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Although. There is that old two cavity Lee that I haven't used in years.......
Jimmy, I have been mising your posts...
by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Tuesday, June 04, 2013, 09:29 (4194 days ago) @ Jimmy P.
I hope to see you next week.
Rob
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Of the Troops & For the Troops
Jimmy, I have been mising your posts...
Lord willing and the creeks don't rise....
Well Good!
by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Tuesday, June 04, 2013, 11:40 (4194 days ago) @ Jimmy P.
Looking forward to a visit.
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Of the Troops & For the Troops
Odd looking but cool.
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Tuesday, June 04, 2013, 13:15 (4194 days ago) @ Slow Hand
I have some Black Powder slugs that are similar. A 54 caliber Minie' with about a half inch end mill run into the nose.
I think I need to whack a piggie with one of those...hmmmmm......