Lyman 311467 Worth? [Archive]

gunboat57

11-23-2012, 05:43 PM

What is the going price for a used 4 cavity Lyman 311467 (Loverin design) in used but very good condition? I saw one go for $155 on ebay but is that typical these days?

94Doug

11-23-2012, 05:56 PM

4 cavity on ebay for only $155?

HARRYMPOPE

11-23-2012, 07:21 PM

IMHO now that guys like Tom at Accurate or NOE can cut one for you to good dimensions it diminishes the real value of an original.I have a 311290 4 cavity that casts .311 .298 that is useless but to a collector its probably a $150 or so.Orginal Popes going for a few 100 i get but not lyman 4 cavities near $200(but that's just me)But i paid $100 ea for a 225415 and a 225438 and haven't regretted it.

George

fatnhappy

11-24-2012, 11:56 AM

I have a 311290 4 cavity that casts .311 .298 that is useless but to a collector its probably a $150 or so.
George

Funny, I borrowed a 4 cavity 311290 from another member and it dropped boolits exactly as you described. So I went shopping and managed to scrounge up a single cavity 311290, it drops boolits with a .312" body and .302" nose. My 03 and model 70 06 both love them.

Hopefully some day the NOE group buy gets off the ground. Casting a well dimensioned boolit 1 at a time is painstaking but better than a useless boolit 4 at a time.