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  1. 03-01-2012, 04:45 AM #1
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    Question Mold I.D. Question

    I came across an old Lyman mold today that I had purchased on e-bay years ago. It is a single cavity mold. The number on the mold is 358156. I looked on the Lyman site and it said that this number matched a double cavity mold(which this is not). Can anybody shed some light on this? Does anybody have this mold? Is it a gas checked design? Is it a good design? I hope it is because at a single bullet at a time it is going to take a long casting session to make a quantity of bullets.
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  2. 03-01-2012, 04:57 AM #2
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    pretty common mould. Ideal and Lyman used to offer many moulds in single cavity. Nothing different other than tolerances perhaps. You may be surprised on how fast a single cavity can make boolits. All perfect too.

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  3. 03-01-2012, 05:03 AM #3
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    Yes it is a GC design.
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    Still available from Lyman in 2 and 4 cavities... link to MidSouthShootersSupply...

    http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.co...&GO.x=0&GO.y=0

    Similar Lee version is C358-158, also available in 2 and 6 cavities...

    http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.co...&GO.x=0&GO.y=0
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  5. 03-01-2012, 05:48 PM #5
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    I have the 2-cavity version and it's a great bullet. I've shot it without gas checks at .38 Spl velocities and done fine. I do like to copper cap it for full throttle maggie loads.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shooter1059 View Post
    I came across an old Lyman mold today that I had purchased on e-bay years ago. It is a single cavity mold. The number on the mold is 358156. I looked on the Lyman site and it said that this number matched a double cavity mold(which this is not). Can anybody shed some light on this? Does anybody have this mold? Is it a gas checked design? Is it a good design? I hope it is because at a single bullet at a time it is going to take a long casting session to make a quantity of bullets.
    Thanks
    It's one of the classic moulds for the 357 magnum. It's a keeper!
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  7. 03-01-2012, 05:59 PM #7
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  8. 03-01-2012, 07:56 PM #8
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    Wow guys,
    Great information. Thanks a bunch!
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