Great tip. I bought Lee 7/8 oz mold recently and slugs came out great. I reload using bird shotshells - cutting the tip,place the slug and secure with hot glue because I don't have roll crimper yet.
thinking of diving into the world of shotshell reloading--have you used the lyman pellet slug molds at all? Smooth bore? Going to pick up a couple panzer shotguns and will need to feed them.
I have both Lee slug molds, they were the 2nd and 3rd molds I ever used, .690 RB was the first. They all worked great right from the first casting. I was ladle casting the first time, after that I was bottom pouring, no issues, I probably won't need to use them soon because I have 2 full jugs of slugs on hand currently. Highly recommended in my opinion. Good value.
I have the 7/8 ounce slug mold, it cast great slugs once up to proper temp. I have a whole box of Hobo Slugs loaded up to test some next time I go out shooting. Found a couple different tail wad designs to try out as well.
I removed the aluminum mold and replaced it with my own ferrite mold because I do use my mold for more than hot casting. Quite often I am pouring in cold casted molds and if you do that using the mold Lee provides you, it sticks to it. However, you can use a release agent each time so that your bullets come out easier. If you are interested in hearing the various ways I mold 1oz slugs via cold casting just respond herein.
Hot mold, hot lead, tap on bolt. I keep my mold on a hot plate before and in between pours which seems to help. Aluminum cools down very quickly and the mold is aluminum.
I’ve used hard lead in my slug mold and never had any issues. The slugs tend to stay together and they’re good defense rounds, but not so much for hunting
i used to cast thy lyman 'pellet' sabot slugs out of straight wheel weight metal, hard enough to pass thru a dead horse hip to shoulder. Kept those in the camp gun for grizzlys
Agreed 7/8oz Lee flies much straighter than the 1oz. Clearly evident in the high speed video footage on RUclips. I use kitchen matches held close to center pin and cavities to deposit soot and make slug jump out of mold like magic. No tapping required. I load them with 078 lightning wads from bpi at 1050fps with clays for practice and use at 3 gun matches.
Let’s not forget when you get a new mold he always read the instructions in the instructions. It tells you that you have to smoke your mold with a candle or a match. You have to get all that carbon in there, so it helps the mold release the lead I was slapping slugs out of that mold, both of them the 7/8 ounce and the 1 ounce, I was shooting dozens of slugs every week out of my shotgun. Once I got that baby going right it was flawless I only use rain scrap I never bought lead from the store.
I have the 1 ounce mold and I'm sorry that I didn't buy the 7/8 ounce one. Accuracy suffers with the 1 ounce all I could get was a 4-5 in group with several of the loads and wads I tried @50 yards. you are right about getting too aggressive when tapping to get the slug free, you can't horse lee molds otherwise you damage them. anyway, good subject,, good video - Dave
I turned a navy destroyer keel weight into those 1oz slugs and buckshot. An old stock yellow wad over 19 of red dot with a fold crimp in the old AA red hulls will smoke a pie plate at 100 yrds off hand. Build the load your gun likes. I tried many different stacks,hulls,wads until i got what out performs a 1oz super x in my old 870’s 18” slug barrel. Keep loading!
I tried many loads and never got either lee slug to group past 30 or 40 yards. I get good results with a .690 round ball and great results with the Lyman 525 grain mold.
Yeah this was my first mold ever. I did exactly that, and yes it bent the shit out of it. Done. But i was able to salvage it. If you do damage it, just remove bolt and take off the entire key bracket. Put bolt back. Flip over , move sprue plate over to block what was your cast hole , and cast upside down from now on only filling so far, you'll figure out it. Just drop and weigh. When done right Will drop consistent 1.25 solid shoulder busters , or you can still drill out bottom of slug to take down to .75 or 1oz
@unclejim2330 yeah I intend on trying. But mine was soooo bad I didn't know you wasn't supposed to hit it till it was too late. Any tips on. How to fix the key ?
I have the Lee 7/8 and 1 oz mold . They both shoot fine with the right powder charge and wad . . Honestly , my 1 oz load will shoot a 1 hole group at 25 yds . I agree , you can't beat on the thin flange and expect the mold to work right .
Lee Mode are the best.I got several of them.Thanks for sharing your video You always have people that shop at the malls.And then you got people to shop at walmart
I’m like Jesse, I’m just getting into shot shell loading. Bulldog loaned me a slug mold and a a bunch of stuff when he found out I was going to do shotgun. I’m still learning.
I got the 1 ounce mold about a year ago (nobody had the 7/8 ounce in stock at the time) and the slugs do sorta OK (not very accurate) out of my Maverick 88…I’ve got the 7/8 ounce mold coming from Amazon to be delivered on Friday with my other Amazon delivery day stuff (their Presto TP is awesome 😅)…the mold was $27.88 from Amazon’s warehouse deals…ie “product’s packaging shows slight handling marks but item is like new” (I’ve always had excellent luck with things out of this source) but it was free when I used my points…looking forward to trying the slugs out…I’ve never wacked my molds anywhere but on the nut…and never any issues…I love my LEE molds 👍👍👍
I was just given A bag of tea slugs A bunch of holes Which are low brass Winchester super 8 and 400 primers. Different types And I have to be honest im A little over whelmed. Loaded several shotgun and several pistol rounds It's always all been straightforward even when I did a 270 AI I was able to make A load Working up. I did it 1 time Over pressure The gas bled through The Holes in the breach But the round could not be extracted without The barrel being removed And the gun store breaking the knob off my bolt handle 1953 Remington 721. It made me extra cautious. Remington 870I should have paid off in a few weeks Can handle a few Shotgun slug pressures But I don't want to risk it. I'm afraid I'm using the wrong wads primer and powder. Do I have to worry more with slugs then shot or vise-versa
So do you like your Lee slug mold?
7/8 all the way
Had the 1 oz since 2013. Never had an issue
Great tip. I bought Lee 7/8 oz mold recently and slugs came out great. I reload using bird shotshells - cutting the tip,place the slug and secure with hot glue because I don't have roll crimper yet.
thinking of diving into the world of shotshell reloading--have you used the lyman pellet slug molds at all? Smooth bore? Going to pick up a couple panzer shotguns and will need to feed them.
Haven’t tried the Lyman but the Lee 7/8 is great using a wad and smooth bore or improved.
I have both Lee slug molds, they were the 2nd and 3rd molds I ever used, .690 RB was the first. They all worked great right from the first casting. I was ladle casting the first time, after that I was bottom pouring, no issues, I probably won't need to use them soon because I have 2 full jugs of slugs on hand currently. Highly recommended in my opinion. Good value.
Thanks for the feedback. 🕺🏻👍
I been looking at 1Oz & 7/8Oz you made up my mind. Thak you.
Thank you. 👍
I have the 7/8 ounce slug mold, it cast great slugs once up to proper temp. I have a whole box of Hobo Slugs loaded up to test some next time I go out shooting. Found a couple different tail wad designs to try out as well.
Awesome. 👍🕺🏻🇺🇸
Morel of the story. Don’t hit the mold. Hit the bolt only. I use a semi soft wood dowel. Never had any issues.
Never hit the molds but on these don’t hit the back plate either!
I removed the aluminum mold and replaced it with my own ferrite mold because I do use my mold for more than hot casting.
Quite often I am pouring in cold casted molds and if you do that using the mold Lee provides you, it sticks to it.
However, you can use a release agent each time so that your bullets come out easier.
If you are interested in hearing the various ways I mold 1oz slugs via cold casting just respond herein.
Good looking mold. Thanks for the info and video.
Thanks. 👍
Hot mold, hot lead, tap on bolt. I keep my mold on a hot plate before and in between pours which seems to help. Aluminum cools down very quickly and the mold is aluminum.
That about sums up casting.
I’ve used hard lead in my slug mold and never had any issues. The slugs tend to stay together and they’re good defense rounds, but not so much for hunting
i used to cast thy lyman 'pellet' sabot slugs out of straight wheel weight metal, hard enough to pass thru a dead horse hip to shoulder. Kept those in the camp gun for grizzlys
I’ve got the Lee 7/8. Good mold. Like you said, only whack it on the handle bolt and you’ll be fine👍🏻
Thanks for the feedback GB. 👍🐿💥🐿💥
I'm always learning. Thanks UJ!
Lol, I’m just a monkey but thanks. 👍🇺🇸
Agreed 7/8oz Lee flies much straighter than the 1oz. Clearly evident in the high speed video footage on RUclips. I use kitchen matches held close to center pin and cavities to deposit soot and make slug jump out of mold like magic. No tapping required. I load them with 078 lightning wads from bpi at 1050fps with clays for practice and use at 3 gun matches.
Sound good. 👍
Let’s not forget when you get a new mold he always read the instructions in the instructions. It tells you that you have to smoke your mold with a candle or a match. You have to get all that carbon in there, so it helps the mold release the lead I was slapping slugs out of that mold, both of them the 7/8 ounce and the 1 ounce, I was shooting dozens of slugs every week out of my shotgun. Once I got that baby going right it was flawless I only use rain scrap I never bought lead from the store.
I have the 1 ounce mold and I'm sorry that I didn't buy the 7/8 ounce one. Accuracy suffers with the 1 ounce all I could get was a 4-5 in group with several of the loads and wads I tried @50 yards. you are right about getting too aggressive when tapping to get the slug free, you can't horse lee molds otherwise you damage them. anyway, good subject,, good video - Dave
7/8 is great. 👍
Great info on the mold yes it's a great mold
Thanks. 👍
Haven't headed down that rabbit hole yet...😂😂
Lots of rabbit holes out there. 😂
I turned a navy destroyer keel weight into those 1oz slugs and buckshot. An old stock yellow wad over 19 of red dot with a fold crimp in the old AA red hulls will smoke a pie plate at 100 yrds off hand. Build the load your gun likes. I tried many different stacks,hulls,wads until i got what out performs a 1oz super x in my old 870’s 18” slug barrel. Keep loading!
Nice Roger.👍🇺🇸
I tried many loads and never got either lee slug to group past 30 or 40 yards. I get good results with a .690 round ball and great results with the Lyman 525 grain mold.
Thanks for the video 👊🇺🇸
Hope it explains a few things. 👍🇺🇸
@@unclejim2330 I usually cast with wheel weights. Would that be to hard or should I use my stick on wheel weights? I don’t have as much stick on ones.
Where did your easiest hobo slug ever video go?
Removed by RUclips.
Aw shoot was going to share with a friend. Can you email it?
Yeah this was my first mold ever. I did exactly that, and yes it bent the shit out of it. Done. But i was able to salvage it. If you do damage it, just remove bolt and take off the entire key bracket. Put bolt back. Flip over , move sprue plate over to block what was your cast hole , and cast upside down from now on only filling so far, you'll figure out it. Just drop and weigh. When done right Will drop consistent 1.25 solid shoulder busters , or you can still drill out bottom of slug to take down to .75 or 1oz
They can be fixed. 👍
@unclejim2330 yeah I intend on trying. But mine was soooo bad I didn't know you wasn't supposed to hit it till it was too late. Any tips on. How to fix the key ?
I have that mold and it works perfectly. You only have the cast 50 of them then it starts working right but I do like that more.
Pre heat. 👍
Thank You Sir! Those slugs are like diamonds in a ziploc container! 👍🇺🇸
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You made a bushing wrench?!?!?! You said you hate those 😂
I hate dumb huge funky ones , they are a must after you fit a bushing like a real 1911 man. 🙀💋💋💋
I have the Lee 7/8 and 1 oz mold . They both shoot fine with the right powder charge and wad . . Honestly , my 1 oz load will shoot a 1 hole group at 25 yds . I agree , you can't beat on the thin flange and expect the mold to work right .
Thanks for the input James. 👍 🕺🏻🇺🇸
YUP. You’re right I had mine for years.👍🏻
Lee Mode are the best.I got several of them.Thanks for sharing your video You always have people that shop at the malls.And then you got people to shop at walmart
Thank you. 👍
I’m like Jesse, I’m just getting into shot shell loading. Bulldog loaned me a slug mold and a a bunch of stuff when he found out I was going to do shotgun. I’m still learning.
Well if you use one of these don’t hammer it. 👍
I got the 1 ounce mold about a year ago (nobody had the 7/8 ounce in stock at the time) and the slugs do sorta OK (not very accurate) out of my Maverick 88…I’ve got the 7/8 ounce mold coming from Amazon to be delivered on Friday with my other Amazon delivery day stuff (their Presto TP is awesome 😅)…the mold was $27.88 from Amazon’s warehouse deals…ie “product’s packaging shows slight handling marks but item is like new” (I’ve always had excellent luck with things out of this source) but it was free when I used my points…looking forward to trying the slugs out…I’ve never wacked my molds anywhere but on the nut…and never any issues…I love my LEE molds 👍👍👍
That’s a good price, hopefully it will shoot good for you. 👍
I have one and I like mine. I smoke my molds a little. I have lee molds and if you take care of them they do a good job
True. 👍
I love my mold ,it works great .
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Lots of Monkey talk in this video 🐒🐒🐵🐵🕺🕺😅😅
Yes. 🙈
Better to hit the handle as hard as you need than hit the mold. Lee handles are cheap.
Lol! I knew you would chime in. 😂😂😂
I was just given A bag of tea slugs A bunch of holes Which are low brass Winchester super 8 and 400 primers. Different types And I have to be honest im A little over whelmed. Loaded several shotgun and several pistol rounds It's always all been straightforward even when I did a 270 AI I was able to make A load Working up. I did it 1 time Over pressure The gas bled through The Holes in the breach But the round could not be extracted without The barrel being removed And the gun store breaking the knob off my bolt handle 1953 Remington 721. It made me extra cautious. Remington 870I should have paid off in a few weeks Can handle a few Shotgun slug pressures But I don't want to risk it. I'm afraid I'm using the wrong wads primer and powder. Do I have to worry more with slugs then shot or vise-versa
Damn, make sure your hulls are straight or tapered to go with the wads and load light and work your way up.
I like
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I have it and like it.
Thanks for the input BL. 🕺🏻👍🇺🇸
I have it also.
👍 sorry I missed your call.
The one ounce slug is for hunting. The 7/8 ounce slug is more accurate and is for target.
The 7/8 is for self D. 🕺🏻
@@unclejim2330 for legal reasons, factory only for my SD.
Thease don't suck they rock. I love mine iv had hundreds and hundreds of rounds now.
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