358156 mold with gas check cut out

[Rex]

Who has had one of their 358156 molds cut out from gas check to flat base?
How did you like the results, bullet accuracy, etc?
Thanks,
Rex

[Ben]

Talk to Beagle !

Here is an article that he wrote on the very subject that you are inquiring about :

http://www.castpics.net/subsite2/ByCaliber/Bare%20Bottomed%20358156HP.pdf

Ben

[Rex]

Thanks Ben, that is what I was looking for.
Rex

[GP100man]

I have a DC & a SC HP

the 1 on the left , the rite 1 is a 357446 Buckshot HPed for me

http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx110/GP100man/102_0583.jpg

I don`t have a pic of the 358156 HP ,but do of the boolits .

http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx110/GP100man/102_0012.jpg

Never regretted it for 1 second & only have 2 GC molds 1Lachmiller 3holer 358- 162 gr & a Lee 44-310 gr.

[beagle]

Yep! I have one and I like it. Mine's a HP and it shoots well in all my .38s and .357s.

I got tired of having a 358156HP around for years and due to the cost of factory GCs, I never used it. I had the GC shank milled out and now it gets play right along with the remainer of my "good" designs.

If you're debating about doing it. Go for it./beagle

[GP100man]

Want to add : Beagle was my inspiration for having my mold deshanked & if a certain powder/boolit combo is`nt working I turn to the barebottomed 358156 to set a base line with .