Lachmiller 358 2-Cavity mold handles?

[M.Eriacho]

Hello all,
I recently recieved a Lachmiller 2 cavity iron mold and I am wondering what available mold handles will fit the mold?

I was told Lachmiller was bought out by RCBS. Is this true?

[Walks]

Rcbs did buy out Lachmiller, made only the 2cav mold.
Most Lachmiller molds take thinner mold handle "fingers".
You can try RCBS handles, if they don't fit, you can:

1) take a file, vise and calipers and start filing and measuring and hope they come out straight enough.
2) PM me and I have a spare set of Lee handles that my Machinest buddy made for me before he passed away.
He made 3, I only need two.

[cwlongshot]

I would never ever grind a mold. Handles are cheap alter a set of handles.

Lyman “backwards” handles (for there 4 cav) are much thinner have you tried those?

CW

[Freischütz]

The prongs on Lachmiller handles are about .25" thick.

[Walks]

I said file the HANDLES not the mold !

And Lyman nutcracker don't work.

[oldhenry]

A local sporting goods store discontinued their gun dept. in '76 & I bought several molds & stuff @ wholesale (or lower) price. Among the stuff was 3 2 cav. Lachmiller molds & some handles that I assumed were Lachmiller (no brand name).


The photos show these handles & maybe some of the experts on the forum can verify if Lachmiller. The prongs measure 1/4". I re-drilled some & use them for Lyman 4 cav. which indicates that the Lyman 4 cav. handles should work.

[gnostic]

Mine work perfect with RCBS handles....

[Shepherd2]

The handles that I bought with a Lachmiller 3 cavity mould several decades ago are identical to RCBS handles I bought many years later. The Lachmiller handles work with RCBS moulds.

[Walks]

Not all LACHMILLER molds will work with RCBS handles. I have 2 Lachmillers molds that don't.

[KenT7021]

The one set of Lachmiller handles I have look like the handles in the above post.They came with a three cavity Lachmiller mold 38 WC mold.