I wound up with a 2 cavity Lyman 358093 mold. Anyone have information on it? Looks like it is a 158 grain spire point, but that is about all I can find on it. Obviously not for a lever action rifle ...
I wound up with a 2 cavity Lyman 358093 mold. Anyone have information on it? Looks like it is a 158 grain spire point, but that is about all I can find on it. Obviously not for a lever action rifle ...
The reference I found for that mold number is for a 125 grain gas check bullet.
This link will take you to a list of Lyman moulds with pictures and information.
http://www.three-peaks.net/bullet_molds.htm
I am interested in trading for that mould.
Please PM me if you are interested in trading it.
Some people use the larger calibers for bowling pin shoots.
I am not really certain what it's original intent was.
Lyman No.358093 is a scaled-down version of Carl F. Hudson's No.429303, referred to by him as a "Hi-Velo-Pen" design... for High Velocity & Penetration. The .44-cal. version first appeared in Lyman's No.41 handbook (1957), but I do not find the .357-cal. any earlier than Lyman's 47th edition (1992).
Jim
Had one and mine ran 130.8 GC's, lubed and ready to load. I ran it pretty hot out of a Ruger Blackhawk and my notes say accurate for plinking at 100 yards. The grooves held too much lube like it's predecessor the 429303. With its lighter weight and sharp nose, I moved on to better designs./beagle
diplomacy is being able to say, "nice doggie" until you find a big rock.....
We cast them hard , gas checked and loaded them hot in 357 magnums to see how much penetration we could get. I always thought this design might have been developed for shooting through automobile doors and such at road blocks....like in the Bonnie & Clyde days.
They will shoot through a small pine tree of about 8 to 10 inches.
Gary
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BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |