How many molds

**Walks** · 10-30-2019, 10:22 PM

About three times as many as when this Poll started.

**murf205** · 10-31-2019, 08:02 AM

Well, 1 more since NOE ran another sale. It's a 454-276gr SWC for my 25-5. It's a sickness,for sure but.....at least we wont have a boolit shortage.

**gwpercle** · 10-31-2019, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by guidogoose

Ok, I have to ask. Why in the world would someone need more than one mold for each caliber?

He must be a Newbie ... veteran casters don't say things like this .
having only one mould for each caliber... Now that's Funny !

What's this need thing ...need doesn't have a thing to do with casting and moulds .

**cwlongshot** · 10-31-2019, 11:31 AM

I couldn't give ya a number. But I added two this week...

CW

**Bookworm** · 11-01-2019, 06:44 PM

Three dozen. Just counted today.

**kevin c** · 11-05-2019, 02:14 AM

I started with one per caliber I own. That didn't last long.

**glaciers** · 11-05-2019, 02:38 AM

Close to 50. That's ball park, as I'm to tired to walk up/out to my shop in the snow. I used pictures on my computer showing my casting boxes. Three mid tool boxes, one with 4 drawers, 2 with 2 drawers each. The 4 drawer and one of the 2 drawer boxes are full at 7 molds with handles per drawer, and the bottom 2 drawer has some room for growth, about 1/2 full. So that's about 50. Being real picky about buying new molds, and could - should sell off a couple.

**smithnframe** · 11-17-2019, 06:24 PM

This post prompted me to take a count.......83!

**adcoch1** · 11-17-2019, 09:43 PM

Just getting started and I have 5. A old Lyman 4 cav 148 wc in 358, a 158 swc lee in 358, a new as of yesterday 200 grn 358 gc 6 cav lee, and another new 310grn gc Lee 6 cav 430, and a 240 grn 6 cav tl Lee.

Like I said, just getting started, need a few 458 molds and a couple 30 cal molds too, especially a 200 grn plus for subsonic 300 blk... Lots in my future...

**30coupe** · 11-23-2019, 03:47 PM

Wow! You guys with 30+ molds amaze me! Are you casting for others? To sell?

At my age, I have trouble keeping track of 7-8 molds, lol! I cast strictly for my own use, and I don't have enough different calibers to warrant a lot more molds.

**PapaG** · 11-28-2019, 02:41 PM

84, I think. I keep finding more as we moved recently and haven't stabilised. I know at least three more that I loaned out decades ago.
I now have four cavity Lymans in my favorite handgun styles, 358156, 357446, 358429, 429421, 429215, 429244, and 452460.
All time faves, the above plus 454424, 311316, 311291, 457124, 22 Bator.

**John Van Gelder** · 11-28-2019, 04:35 PM

I am at a point where I am wondering is there is a support group for compulsive mold buyers..

**Harter66** · 11-28-2019, 05:46 PM

I responded when this thread was quite young , I've 60 some now .
At some point I had tried to pare things down to just a couple per caliber ....... It was fine for a 38 and 357 even the 9mm didn't run me over 2 but then came a 358 Win and a 380 ........
45s , umm yeah , same thing , you can get by with 1-2 and feed most of of the pistols but add a rifle ........ I have 3 in 457 , 3 for BP and at least 5 in .452 .

**shdwlkr** · 11-28-2019, 05:47 PM

wow (70)
I have a lot more moulds than I thought and I am still getting more.

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

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