Help ID Mold bullet Ideal #32359

[deemakjack]

Bought a grab bag of molds and one of them is the Ideal 32359. Normally .323 is 8MM Mauser but this looks like a pistol bullet. Looks like a wad cutter with a small point about 1/2 the bullet dia extending from the flat about 1/8" Need help with this one as I cannot find it in any of my books. Thanks

Larry

[Pepe Ray]

My Lyman CB Handbook shows the 32359 as a rather ordinary looking FRN-PB with 3 lube grooves. Nothing distinctive at all. Wgt. @115 gr. and top punch is 295. FWIW.
Pepe Ray

[beagle]

Think Lyman made that little gem for the 8mm Nambu. I had one and traded it to Crazy Mark./beagle

[TCFAN]

Bought a grab bag of molds and one of them is the Ideal 32359. Normally .323 is 8MM Mauser but this looks like a pistol bullet. Looks like a wad cutter with a small point about 1/2 the bullet dia extending from the flat about 1/8" Need help with this one as I cannot find it in any of my books. Thanks

Larry

Lyman's HandBook of Cast Bullets on page 133 say 32359 is "A favorite for .32 Ideal cartridges and for large barrel .32-40's with 4 grains of Unique."

Picture looks like a normal bullet with 3 grease grooves plain base...Terry

[floodgate]

deemakjack:

...to whichI would add, it was cataloged from at least 1897 (Ideal Handbook no.9) through 1955 (HB #40), after about 1927 as separate blocks and handle; then resumed in 1958 (possibly for the Nambu) through 1978 (the last four years as a special-order item).

floodgate

[Blammer]

so is that the "light wt" 8mm plinker everyone is looking for?

[scrapcan]

Does it look like the one shown on the Ol' Buffalo Bullet Mold Tables site?

http://www.three-peaks.net/bullet_molds.htm

or the page on castpics.net

http://www.castpics.net/molds/Lyman_moulds.htm

[crazy mark]

Think Lyman made that little gem for the 8mm Nambu. I had one and traded it to Crazy Mark./beagle

John, it was the 32362 which is an 83 gr rn that I load for my friend for him 8mm Nambu's. Sounds like that 32359 mould he has is modified per all my info on that mould. It shows it to be like a 3118 except for the fact it has one more grease/crimp groove. Mark

[walnutred]

Is that 32359 mold for sale by chance?

[onceabull]

Auction closed 3/12/08 , Single C. sans handles,bringing $38.73..Sniper got me... Onceabull