Whi made this mould

[Doug Bowser]

I was given a 10 cavity 148 gr .38 mould last month. It is massive. It was rusted shut when I got it. I soaked it in oil and a friend lightly sand blasted the cavities and now they are clean.

It is massive and I would like to know who made it. The bullet looks like Lyman's 358495

[cabezaverde]

Looks like a Hensley and Gibbs.

As in H&G.

[bobthenailer]

Nice find !! lookes like a Infamous H&G mould !
YKES lightly sand blasted I hope you ment soda or walnut blast media! possibly a quick way to ruin a mould as well as with a wire wheel ,Dont ask! that mould metal is actually a soft alloy ,but it was maybe junk when you got it .

[runfiverun]

looks like one, but most of them were marked hensley or gibbs or hensley and gibbs.
or at least had a number like #50/#48 etc on them.

[Blacksmith]

Here is a link to a H&G collector's site.
http://hgmould.gunloads.com/casting/hgmoldchart.htm

[GP100man]

Dang good find , can anyone see a double burner hot plate preheating this 1 ???

Hope the cleaning did`nt round off much of the corners !!!

[Buckshot]

...............Just to up my post count :-) I'm going to suggest that it might be an old Lyman armory mould

.............Buckshot

[HARRYMPOPE]

Armory molds had different sprue plates/hinge and are smaller and 8 cavity.

here is my 308241 Armory

George

[MikeS]

Yup, that's an H&G. As for sand blasting it, OUCH! Next time you have a rusted mould, before doing anything, give it an overnight soaking in a product called Evapo-rust. It's a rust remover that's truly amazing!

By sand blasting it, there's a possibility that you ruined the mould, or at least made it into a mould that will cast less than perfect boolits. Considering the price you paid for it, and the quality it was in, even if you did 'destroy' it, you're not out much. When considering a mould ruined, if it can still cast a boolit, and that boolit shoots well no matter how 'bad' the boolits look, is it really ruined? But, please learn from the mistake, and use a good rust desolver like Evapo-rust in the future.

In looking at your mould, it looks like it's an H&G#50, so look on the mould blocks, there should be #50 on there somewhere.

[MtGun44]

Boy, I hope the sandblasting was near zero - good way to ruin a great mold.

Look for a "50" and "H&G" on it somewhere. It is likely an H&G 50 mold, a very
high quality mold - before it rusted.

Bill

[Doug Bowser]

H&G 50 BB. The mould was scaled and the sand used was extremely fine. Casts OK

Doug

[helice]

Wow!
I have a 6 cavity H&G #48 that allowed me to sell my barbell set. I hope you have very strong wrists. These big moulds will give you arms like Popeye. :kidding:
Pour off some boolits and let us see the finished product. Congratulations on your find. The #50 is a fine boolit.

[Beau Cassidy]

They only weigh 7 lbs. Put one on a scale and see for yourself.