Help Identifying Molds

[Watcher]

First thanks for allowing me to join. Bought some molds and can't find info on them in the various mfg. manuals. Lyman #50229, Lyman #633, Lyman #628. Lee #90399, Lee #90281, Lee #40369, Lee #102. I appreciate any assistance. I am new at this, and can't to seem to find any lists with these molds. I know I could cast then weigh them, but would still be nice to have a source of reference for each mfg. Thanks

[NoZombies]

First thanks for allowing me to join. Bought some molds and can't find info on them in the various mfg. manuals. Lyman #50229, Lyman #633, Lyman #628. Lee #90399, Lee #90281, Lee #40369, Lee #102. I appreciate any assistance. I am new at this, and can't to seem to find any lists with these molds. I know I could cast then weigh them, but would still be nice to have a source of reference for each mfg. Thanks

Lyman 50299 Not sure, could you have missed a number?
Lyman 633 and 628. Either RB molds in those diameters, or those are the assembly numbers (stamped on both block halves) and not the mold numbers
Lee 90399 is the 54 Caliber REAL muzzle loading mold
Lee 90281 is their 1 oz slug mold
Lee 40369 (probably a 90369 which is a 180 grain 309 rifle mold)
Lee 102 is probably their 9mm 102 grain bullet mold (mostly made for 380's and such)

[Conditor22]

Watcher, WElcome to cast boolits many questions can be answere by typing them into the search bar in the upper right

Lee molds http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...-of-Lee-Moulds
Lyman Mold Chart http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...falo-Bullet-Co

If you decided to start casting to save money, forget it. You won't, you'll just shoot more.
Casting boolits (lead bullets) properly is a science, once you know the basics, not a hard science.
There is a lot of good information on CB. The Google search (top right of every forum page) is a gateway to all the knowledge on this forum. IF you can’t find your answer there ask the question (Please be as detailed as possible, pictures help. I would be very surprised if there wasn’t someone on this forum that could answer ANY (firearm related) question you might have)
http://www.lasc.us/Fryxell_Book_Contents.htm
1. Boolits need to be cast .0005 to .003 (normally .002) over the slugged diameter of your barrel for accuracy and to avoid leading. If the fit is wrong nothing else will work right.
a. slugging a barrel (it is safer to use a brass rod or a steel rod with a couple of coats of tape to avoid damaging your barrel http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinSlug.htm
b. chamber casting https://www.brownells.com/guntech/ce....htm?lid=10614
or pound casting http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...rifle-chamber)
2. the right alloy needs to be used for the velocity and purpose of the boolit (don’t fall into the trap of going with too hard an alloy

Some alloys harden over time
http://www.lasc.us/Fryxell_Book_Chap...Metallurgy.htm

Lead alloy calculator
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/atta...4&d=1341560870
3. velocity the bullet needs to be pushed hard/fast enough to get the proper spin, have the proper velocity to accurately reach the target but not so hard as to be dangerous or strip the lead off in the grooves instead of spinning the boolit..
The boolit needs to be the right weight for the riffling/twist rate of your barrel
Powders range from fast to slow, you need to choose the right powder for your barrel length & application.
Loading manuals list the best powders for certain calibers and boolit weights.
NEVER use any posted noncommercial load data without first checking commercial load data to see if falls in the safe parameter for your firearm!! There are several firearms out there that can handle much higher pressures than others!!
Link to free online load data
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...online-sources

Optimum seating depth (still feeds and seats with the best accuracy) will vary with every gun
I read somewhere that you can hold the boolit in the chamber so it's touching the rifling. slide the biggest rod down the barrel and mark where the end of the barrel is. If there is a big gap between the barrel and the rod, you can use a washer the fits snug around the rod to help with marking.
remove the boolit then chamber an empty piece of brass, use the same rod and measure it again. Do the math, this is your max depth. Back it off a couple thou.
now you have to worry about feeding.

[Watcher]

Lyman 50299 Not sure, could you have missed a number?
Lyman 633 and 628. Either RB molds in those diameters, or those are the assembly numbers (stamped on both block halves) and not the mold numbers
Lee 90399 is the 54 Caliber REAL muzzle loading mold
Lee 90281 is their 1 oz slug mold
Lee 40369 (probably a 90369 which is a 180 grain 309 rifle mold)
Lee 102 is probably their 9mm 102 grain bullet mold (mostly made for 380's and such)

First thanks for replying, I will recheck those numbers, did not have my magnifying glass handy.

[Watcher]

Watcher, WElcome to cast boolits many questions can be answere by typing them into the search bar in the upper right

Lee molds http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...-of-Lee-Moulds
Lyman Mold Chart http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...falo-Bullet-Co

If you decided to start casting to save money, forget it. You won't, you'll just shoot more.
Casting boolits (lead bullets) properly is a science, once you know the basics, not a hard science.
There is a lot of good information on CB. The Google search (top right of every forum page) is a gateway to all the knowledge on this forum. IF you can’t find your answer there ask the question (Please be as detailed as possible, pictures help. I would be very surprised if there wasn’t someone on this forum that could answer ANY (firearm related) question you might have)
http://www.lasc.us/Fryxell_Book_Contents.htm
1. Boolits need to be cast .0005 to .003 (normally .002) over the slugged diameter of your barrel for accuracy and to avoid leading. If the fit is wrong nothing else will work right.
a. slugging a barrel (it is safer to use a brass rod or a steel rod with a couple of coats of tape to avoid damaging your barrel http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinSlug.htm
b. chamber casting https://www.brownells.com/guntech/ce....htm?lid=10614
or pound casting http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...rifle-chamber)
2. the right alloy needs to be used for the velocity and purpose of the boolit (don’t fall into the trap of going with too hard an alloy

Some alloys harden over time
http://www.lasc.us/Fryxell_Book_Chap...Metallurgy.htm

Lead alloy calculator
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/atta...4&d=1341560870
3. velocity the bullet needs to be pushed hard/fast enough to get the proper spin, have the proper velocity to accurately reach the target but not so hard as to be dangerous or strip the lead off in the grooves instead of spinning the boolit..
The boolit needs to be the right weight for the riffling/twist rate of your barrel
Powders range from fast to slow, you need to choose the right powder for your barrel length & application.
Loading manuals list the best powders for certain calibers and boolit weights.
NEVER use any posted noncommercial load data without first checking commercial load data to see if falls in the safe parameter for your firearm!! There are several firearms out there that can handle much higher pressures than others!!
Link to free online load data
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...online-sources

Optimum seating depth (still feeds and seats with the best accuracy) will vary with every gun
I read somewhere that you can hold the boolit in the chamber so it's touching the rifling. slide the biggest rod down the barrel and mark where the end of the barrel is. If there is a big gap between the barrel and the rod, you can use a washer the fits snug around the rod to help with marking.
remove the boolit then chamber an empty piece of brass, use the same rod and measure it again. Do the math, this is your max depth. Back it off a couple thou.
now you have to worry about feeding.

Thank you kindly. A lot of good info there, and I will take your advice. And I will have new questions. All the best

[Conditor22]

If you can't find the answer to something ask. I'd be surprised if someone on CB didn't have the answer.

[Alan in Vermont]

Try looking for the "Ol Buffalo" mold information. It pretty much has listings for all the Lyman & Ideal molds.

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

[Watcher]

Thanks to all those who replied, I appreciate your time.