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Old 03-25-2017, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by mikld View Post
The only time I've seen it reported that Lee's T/L design was meant to be shot as is from the mold, is online in forums. FWIW alox lube works on the surface of the bullet, not filled grooves.
The design of the bullet precludes a lot of size reduction. The very shallow grooves get wiped off & if the bullets aren't 100% round, often an issue with Lee 6cav molds, then your bullets driving bands are not concentric. This will lead to accuracy issues.
So agian, the TL design solves no issue but if you size, potentially causes some issue. Less options, why i stick to conventional lube grooves, lubed or coated, you have more options.
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