Lee Loader

Ranch Dog wrote:Has anyone tried the Lee TL356-95-RF. Interested in what diameter it drops, .356" would be too small for any of my pistols.

I will have to go back to the barn and see if I have any to measure that I have not powder coated.
I am powder coating them and sizing to .357 for my 380 Ruger LCP. It works good in my 9's too, but I prefer the 358-125-RF.

Ranch Dog wrote:Has anyone tried the Lee TL356-95-RF. Interested in what diameter it drops, .356" would be too small for any of my pistols.

Even your 9mm?

Back from the barn. All my lee TL356-95-RF are PCed and sized .357 and .359.
I will send you some if you want them. PC usually adds about .001 (.002 to the diameter) so to size to .359 It would probably have been at .357 or above as cast.

farmerjim wrote:Back from the barn. All my lee TL356-95-RF are PCed and sized .357 and .359.
I will send you some if you want them. PC usually adds about .001 (.002 to the diameter) so to size to .359 It would probably have been at .357 or above as cast.

I appreciate the offer but was checking for a friend that is considering the purchase. He needs a .358' as cast so I suggested he look at NOE. Thank you for checking for me.

Macd wrote:

Ranch Dog wrote:Has anyone tried the Lee TL356-95-RF. Interested in what diameter it drops, .356" would be too small for any of my pistols.

Even your 9mm?

Yep. My friends that I shoot with and I shoot Taurus pistols. Taurus seems to over-diameter the groove on everything. I think that their 380 Auto, 9mm Luger, 38 Spl, and 357 Mag handguns all share the same barrel stock. These drawings are from chamber casts and barrel slugs. All my pistols shoot extremely well.

Taurus 738B TCP ~ 380 Auto


Taurus PT138 Millenium Pro ~ 380 Auto


Taurus PT111 Millenium Pro ~ 9mm Luger

Not sure I would call it my favorite mold, but I guarantee I've poured more lead through a 45 cal. Lee 255 RNFP 6 banger mold than any other. The mold that drops the "best" bullets is an RCBS 44-245 SWC that drops right at 260gr. with WW alloy, lubed and sized to .432. Great mold, really, really nice bullets for the 44mag.

I am thinking that is a typo and they are sized to .452.

Macd wrote:I am thinking that is a typo and they are sized to .452.

Two different molds, hence the confusion I guess. The first is the one I've cast more bullets with which is the Lee 45 cal. 6 banger 255 RNFP sized to .452...The mold I have that drops the "best" bullets of all the molds I own is an RCBS 44-245 SWC that I size to .432...they drop with WW right at 260gr.

NP I am easily confused.

Ranch Dog wrote:Has anyone tried the Lee TL356-95-RF. Interested in what diameter it drops, .356" would be too small for any of my pistols.

Tim over on PC Bullet Empire on YouTube has been casting an powder coating that bullet and it's coming out .357 to .358" other casters are reporting bullets dropping that large before coating.