Sounds like a friend of mine in Florida.He`s a Savage nut.Has actions in the 06,.308 Win,and .223/5.56 size.Plus,he has bbls for each in jacketed AND cast projectiles.In the `06 size he has 06,6.5/06,7mm06,8mm06 and .35 Whelen.With bbls for jacketed and cast in each cal.PLUS molds for each.And you think you have a problem?And that`s before we even get to the other two sizes of actions.Good luck sir with this wonderful addiction.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo
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Yup, You are!Originally Posted by sawinredneck
It gets worse. I don't know how many molds I have, and now I'm starting to buy holsters and then go looking for guns that match them......
I read all the posts here, and have yet to find fault with anything that has been said,,,, and all of it is the truth!!! (As I look out my window, lovingly,at approximately 1200lbs of ww in raw form, and wonder” do they have any more at that tire shop down the road? “) ................ gotta go to town, it’s daylight! Hahaha!! It will never end.
I firmly believe that you should only get treated by how you act, not by who or what you are!!
but your saving so much money`
Hello,,my name's Hootmix,,I'm a mould addict,,It all started w/ just want'n to cast my own bullets for my 2 gun's,,.
Plan "A",,buy 1 mould,,a cheap "LEE" pot make a couple thousand bullet's.
Plan "B",,buy 2nd. mould ______________"___"_"_______"_______"___.
Plan "C",,UNplaned ,,A used,,Ballisti caster!!!! just put all those wire's back in it,,3-4 thousand bullet's a day,,a week at the most,,life time supply of bullet's!! OH ,my,,the wife say's ,,why did you bring "that thing" home( dumb question ) answer,,"cause ,,,they wouldn't bring it to me".
Soooo,,that's when "I knew",,I needed "HELP",,and here I be.
Wonder what time that tire shop open's ???
Later,,,,Hootmix.
Some of you folks are talking like this is an affliction...
Try considering it as "I finally got sane." More comfortable anyways
there is a point in time when you'll quit.
it might be that one day when your looking for a particular mold for your 38 and you find you have 3 of the same mold number and 7 other molds in that caliber but only the one revolver.
it could be when you pull a drawer open, the bottom falls out, and you have nowhere to set the stuff until you fix the drawer.
It doesn't stop ....if your lucky !
I started with a $9.99 Lee Classic Loader , plastic mallet and single cavity Lyman mould...thought that would be everything I could possibly need.
It just snowballs on you ...but it's fun !
50 years and still having enjoying it, and still buying stuff you "can't do without".
Gary
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'but your saving so much money'
still waiting for that, ha.
Cast for 3 calibers got 11 molds 1 for 45 round balls I don't have a 45 .I think I may need help.
Ha ha! Looks like I'm not alone on this. Goes hand in hand with post 10.
It will end. One day you will have it all and then begin a new fixation.
Life is so much better with dogs!
Sometimes you think you have enough molds and then you get that e-mail from NOE and they have a sale on molds. and then..................................
I started out with one mold, a double cavity Lyman 454-424, a Lee 4# pot and a Lyman ladle and a RCBS LAM lube sizer and a .452 die.
I had one revolver a Ruger Blackhawk in .45 Colt. That was 40+ years ago. Now I have 3 .45 colts and 7 molds of different bullets and that is just for .45 colt.
It never seems to end.
+1
plus round ball molds for guns I never plan on owning--just thought the spheres looked cool
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Well, Mr. Walter,,i happen to have a few of those rd. mould's ,,,how many ,,more do you need (want),, I don't have,,( own ) a gun for'm,,you don't happen to have a sling shot (lol) .
"Coffee's Ready" ,,,,Hootmix.
Speaking of slingshots - If you haven't seen it, "The Slingshot Channel" on YouTube is (IMO) quite fun, German gent runs that and he makes custom stuff (sword launchers, etc.) - He's probably on all the lists, but he enjoys himself!
And brass too! I'm just guessing but heck why have the mold without the brass and dies?
Scrap.... because all the really pithy and emphatic four letter words were taken and we had to describe this source of casting material somehow so we added an "S" to what non casters and wives call what we collect.
Kind of hard to claim to love America while one is hating half the Americans that disagree with you. One nation indivisible requires work.
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Wait until you are at a gun show or similar and buy a box of molds and find that a number of them are for cartridges you don't own (currently).
The "extra" ones will haunt you until you break down and purchase guns and reloading equipment to go with them.
One option is to find a friend who also reloads and trade them the dies/brass you don't need, for what they have that you need. De-stresses both of you, potentially.
When I shed this mortal coil 2 friends are going to have fits dividing up mold blocks,dies,brass,cast bullets and other reloading paraphernalia I've amassed over the last 40 years.
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