Mold I.D. Question

[shooter1059]

I came across an old Lyman mold today that I had purchased on e-bay years ago. It is a single cavity mold. The number on the mold is 358156. I looked on the Lyman site and it said that this number matched a double cavity mold(which this is not). Can anybody shed some light on this? Does anybody have this mold? Is it a gas checked design? Is it a good design? I hope it is because at a single bullet at a time it is going to take a long casting session to make a quantity of bullets.
Thanks

[94Doug]

pretty common mould. Ideal and Lyman used to offer many moulds in single cavity. Nothing different other than tolerances perhaps. You may be surprised on how fast a single cavity can make boolits. All perfect too.

Doug

[stubshaft]

Yes it is a GC design.

[StratsMan]

Still available from Lyman in 2 and 4 cavities... link to MidSouthShootersSupply...

http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/searchMSS.asp?searchInfo=358156&GO.x=0&GO.y=0

Similar Lee version is C358-158, also available in 2 and 6 cavities...

http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/searchMSS.asp?searchInfo=c358-158&GO.x=0&GO.y=0

[SlippShodd]

I have the 2-cavity version and it's a great bullet. I've shot it without gas checks at .38 Spl velocities and done fine. I do like to copper cap it for full throttle maggie loads.

mike

[LET-CA]

I came across an old Lyman mold today that I had purchased on e-bay years ago. It is a single cavity mold. The number on the mold is 358156. I looked on the Lyman site and it said that this number matched a double cavity mold(which this is not). Can anybody shed some light on this? Does anybody have this mold? Is it a gas checked design? Is it a good design? I hope it is because at a single bullet at a time it is going to take a long casting session to make a quantity of bullets.
Thanks

It's one of the classic moulds for the 357 magnum. It's a keeper!

[Suo Gan]

http://www.sixguns.com/crew/skeeters_bullets.htm

[shooter1059]

Wow guys,
Great information. Thanks a bunch!