Grasshopper
02-24-2011, 12:21 AM
A few months ago, I acquired a fair quantity of old bullet moulds... Some I have a use for, and some not! :)
But this one is a puzzlement! :( I had originally thought that it was for the .25 ACP. It appears to cast a .257/.258 diameter bullet of 56 grs. I can find no loading data for it. Nor can I find any reference to it. The only reference I can find, is in the Lyman #3 Cast Bullet Handbook. But it lists it as an 87 gr.
It was hand written on the outside of the box as a 56 gr. The mould has a bullet still in it. I have not tried to remove it. Mould is in excellet shape.
Does anyone know anything about this mould? What was it designed for? I'm thinking it may be of use in my .25/20 or .256 Win Mag...
Any help would be greatly appreciated...
Edward
But this one is a puzzlement! :( I had originally thought that it was for the .25 ACP. It appears to cast a .257/.258 diameter bullet of 56 grs. I can find no loading data for it. Nor can I find any reference to it. The only reference I can find, is in the Lyman #3 Cast Bullet Handbook. But it lists it as an 87 gr.
It was hand written on the outside of the box as a 56 gr. The mould has a bullet still in it. I have not tried to remove it. Mould is in excellet shape.
Does anyone know anything about this mould? What was it designed for? I'm thinking it may be of use in my .25/20 or .256 Win Mag...
Any help would be greatly appreciated...
Edward