Need information on mold I got at an estate sell.its an ideal mold #266 454 .would like to know what cal. And what bullet can be used in.
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Need information on mold I got at an estate sell.its an ideal mold #266 454 .would like to know what cal. And what bullet can be used in.
Lyman (and the older Ideal) moulds are numbered such that the first three digits indicate caliber (diameter). The numbers you listed don't appear on this site: http://www.three-peaks.net/bullet_molds.htm
Are you sure it's not 266 455?
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It is 100 grain gas check mould for the family of 6.5mm cartridges.
I have a 266 454. It is an odd one as I have not seen it listed on any of Lyman's charts. The 454 number is usually listed with a 257 mold.
My 266454 weighs around 100-105 gr if I remember correctly. Lighter than the 266455. It's almost like someone took a 257454 which weighs around 95 gr or so, and made it fatter for the 6.5mm. Mine casts closer to .268 though and I have only shot it in a 6.5 Carcano where it did a fair job.
Lyman 22596,225107,225353,225438,225415,225450,225646, 225462,228367,244203,245496,245497,245498,245499 RCBS 22-55-SP,22-55-FP,243-95-SP,243-100-FP, NEI 100244GC-#14, 55 224 GC-#4,225 45-#3 PB, NOE 22-055 SP,MX2-243,Saeco 221 & 243, RD TLC225-50-RF,Lee 22 Bator 6c & 2c HP. Love casting small boolits, let me know if you have one that I don't that you would part with!
#266454 appears to be a Loverin-styled bullet:
My fairly extensive listings of Ideal/Lyman moulds do not show the cherry #454 being used for anything else. I believe there is a bit of confusion here because there was a very similar looking bullet in .25 caliber using cherry #464.
Last edited by J..; 05-19-2013 at 03:06 AM.
Lyman Cast bullet handbook no 1 and no 2 clearly lists a Lyman 257464 but no 266454. I did however locate a 266454 in Lyman handbook no 39 and 40 after taking a second look.
I have had both a 257454 and a 266454. It seems it is a cherry number that Lyman has seen fit to use twice.
Lyman 22596,225107,225353,225438,225415,225450,225646, 225462,228367,244203,245496,245497,245498,245499 RCBS 22-55-SP,22-55-FP,243-95-SP,243-100-FP, NEI 100244GC-#14, 55 224 GC-#4,225 45-#3 PB, NOE 22-055 SP,MX2-243,Saeco 221 & 243, RD TLC225-50-RF,Lee 22 Bator 6c & 2c HP. Love casting small boolits, let me know if you have one that I don't that you would part with!
Thanks for the information,now what to do with them.heres a pic. Of the mold if I can get this to work
Now I know it's a 6.5 may have to buy a carcano or 6.5 Swedish rifle
Pass on the Guinea, you need the Swede!
For what it's worth, I've seen one other of these molds similarly marked. I almost bought it, thinking it was a mis-marked 257-mold, but was saved from having to buy a gun to cover up my mistake when the Man at the table who was offering it for sale assured me it was a 6.5 boolit that he had been loading in a Jap rifle. I went crazy when I got home looking for that mold in my Lyman 2nd Edition.
Last edited by rintinglen; 05-20-2013 at 07:55 PM.
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