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Thread: What do I have?

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    Boolit Grand Master
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    What do I have?

    Some time ago I bought two mold halves from one of our castboolits brothers. Generally dimensioned for a .375, it was, as advertised, a basket case. -- Just what I was looking for! After making the sprue plate, drilling and setting alignment pins, and a host of other little details, I got a mold that casts a beauty. Have had some success using it in a .375 H&H, but now want to use it in a .38-55. It has no marking at all on the body of the mold. After some research attempts, I can't find out anything about this mold. It is as follows:
    Cast with about a BHN #8 it weighs 315 grains -------
    Cast diameter is about 0.381 or so with a flare at the base of 0.384 (sprue cut off lead mostly) --------
    It's a plain based / flat nosed boolit --------
    Meplat is aprox. 0.230 inches ----------
    Overall it's 1.098 inches long --------
    It has 5, square-ish, lube grooves ---------

    Can't find it in any of the books I've looked in. Rather looks like a Lyman 375248 or a scaled up 311407. It's neither, but kind of looks like them.

    Also, with such a heavy weight, do you think it is suitable for the .38-55?

    Thoughts and comments appreciated. ------------------------------Thanks, 725

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    I would have no clue on what the mold would be but congratulations on salvaging it!

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    photos might help with identifying the maker, if it was a mass produced mold.
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    Collecting .32 molds. Please let me know if you have one you don't need, cause I might "need" it!

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    I'm too stupid to post photos. Have tried but failed. Thanks, anyway.

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    Lyman 48 contains load data for cast boolits up to 355 grains, you're good to go with that mold.
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