jaystuw
12-26-2011, 02:17 AM
With bullet molds, How is it that some bullet designs stay in production forever and others go by the wayside? Is it good design, , great performance, or common size (say 30 cal.) that makes a company like lyman continue to cut mold blocks for a particular design? I guess all that contributes to keeping a bullet type profitable and in production. Once in a while though it seems none of that matters, a bullet stays in production for a lifetime and is still in production today even though very few rifles are available in this caliber and the ones that are around are almost never shot. The bullet I am speaking of is the giant 730 gr 69 cal minie ball. Its also one of the most common used molds on e-bay. Don't get me wrong, i am glad its still being made but I do get the feeling that it sells because it is big and neat looking and that 90 percent of the molds around have never cast a bullet thats been shot out of a rifle!
John
John