High quality mold makers

[Quigley_up_Over]

Who are the "high end" mold makers? I am looking for 230 grain .45 ACP, 125 and 158 grain .357, and 150 grain .308 rifle. I have a Paul Jones .45-70 mold that I absolutely love, but unfortunately Paul does not makes the other molds I want.

I have a few Lyman molds but am not happy with their quality. For one, there are a ton of machine marks in the cavities. Two, I don't feel that the vent slots are deep enough as I constantly have problems with incomplete fill-out, even with an adequately pre-heated mold. Looking to take it up to the next level with a high-end mold maker, looking for advice, thanks!

[btroj]

Accurate moulds, NOE, and Mihec all make a good mould.
Look in the vendor purchase section, should find some things you like.

[stubshaft]

In addition to the above there is also LBT and Mountain Molds.

[cbrick]

Accurate moulds, NOE, and Mihec all make a good mould. Look in the vendor purchase section, should find some things you like.

All of those and throw in Mountain Moulds also. No doubt there are others but these I have experience with.

Rick

[cbrick]

In addition to the above there is also LBT and Mountain Molds.

Oh yeah, Veral, how could I have forgotten Veral?

Rick

[KYCaster]

Ballisti-Cast, they have all the original H&G designs.

Jerry

[Bullet Caster]

Also there is General Ordnance Development moulds. I understand that they are "high end" mould makers. BC

[Norbrat]

Jim Allison, Cast Bullet Engineering.

Very fortunate for those of us DownUnder, but of course he does ship worldwide.

[geargnasher]

I'm probably going to get my chops busted for saying this, but I do not consider NOE "high end". Decent, yes. Custom, in runs, yes. Great customer service, too. Other than that, same basic quality as Lee six-cavity moulds.

I DO consider MP, LBT, Accurate, and Hoch to be top-notch these days. I hear superb things about Mountain Molds but don't have one yet.

Gear

[bobthenailer]

The only custom moulds i have are from LBT and 2 from Mountian Moulds , i can highly recomend them.

[Reload3006]

Accurate moulds, NOE, and Mihec all make a good mould.
Look in the vendor purchase section, should find some things you like.

+1 Ditto that

[41 mag fan]

Also there is General Ordnance Development moulds. I understand that they are "high end" mould makers. BC

Before I'd even think of buying a mold from them, you'd better talk to MikeS on here. He got in a test mold to review and post on here, and to say the least in his words" lower quality than a Lee"

[jonk]

I agree wholeheartedly with Norbrat. While many of the others listed make very fine molds, I have not seen ANY better than CBE of Australia. I just cast 100 .300 bullets from my single cavity mold (brass) that I have from them this weekend. Not sure what it is about brass, but even the first one was perfect, and I think I had only one reject from the whole batch. None frosted, and they all drop with simply opening the mold, no tapping required.

Makes me think I need to order another CBE mold...

[Casting_40S&W]

Lee Precision Inc. has some of the highest end molds money can buy.

[Colorado4wheel]

Accurate Molds Makes a very nice mold.

[cbrick]

Lee Precision Inc. has some of the highest end molds money can buy.

[warf73]

Lee Precision Inc. has some of the highest end molds money can buy.

That is a joke right?

[warf73]

Accurate makes a high quality mold with your material choice.

[geargnasher]

I dunno where you got that smiley from Rick, but you NAILED my reaction! I don't know any casters who could make that statement or read it with a straight face!

Gear

[Humbo]

In addition to the ones already mentioned I'd say Redding also makes high quality molds.