How Many Molds Do You Have?

[John Boy]

We are casters and collectors of bullet molds. How many molds do you have? This may force some members to do some counting!:castmine:

[RG_86]

not enough!!!!

I think I have 23 diffrent pistol and shotgun molds. I have been casting for those for years but I want to get into rifle in the near future. I think I will start with .375H&H and 45/70

[asp]

Yes, someone else thinking of good polling ideas!

[Sax.45]

Well I voted 11-25. I just started casting and got all my stuff from a estate sale in one lot. Got a bunch of molds i'll never use. but also a few I do use. Gathering more as money allows. Probably offer them in the swap and sell in the near future so I can trade or sell for the molds I need.

Sax.45

[Lefty SRH]

Still growing too.

[Doc_Stihl]

"More than I need, not as many as I want"

[SCIBUL]

Not enough too. I vote for 26 to 50 but I plan to try a few others...

[SP5315]

Funny you bring this up. Right now I'm at 89 molds. As I was looking for a certain mold the other day I was surprised to find that I had 19 molds for 38/357 alone, counting 6 duplicates. I ran across quite a few I haven't used in years. I killed the rest of the afternoon cataloging them in a notebook and referencing top punch numbers.

[John Boy]

...counting 6 duplicates. I killed the rest of the afternoon cataloging them in a notebook and referencing top punch numbers. SP, your a candidate for eBAY! And didn't I initially say ..."This may force some members to do some counting."[smilie=1:

I learned in the very beginning, a spread sheet is needed with the mold number - caliber - nominal diameter and if used frequently, the diameter relative to the alloy.

I am very lucky to have 191 molds: single - doubles - 6 cavity - Ideal Reloading Tools and Ideal blocks that came with the handles attached.

My initial inventory was 76 molds. Then my best friend passed on. His brother, the executor, said one day ... 'John, I got a present for you'. Into a couple of large boxes, we put 115 molds of all types and calibers. Now, my objective in life, is to buy a rifle or two for the calibers I don't have. The 1st one that comes to mind, is a Ballard single shot for the Ohaus 46 Ballard mold - Sweet!

[BACKTOSHOOTING]

I only have 4 but only shoot 9mm & 45acp,
Looking at a couple of others for next month
And I've only been casting for a week.

[MtGun44]

Don't know, lots.

Bill

[Buzzard II]

A few is good, a lot is better, and too many is just enough!

[375RUGER]

add an option to your poll for 1000+ just in case

[Glideman55]

More than I can lift at one time but, I am an addict. All types. I just ordered two more from Magma Engineering.

[Andrew Mason]

do fishing weight molds count?

[Harter66]

I "need" 4 more and there's 2 in group buys pending and 1 "in the mail". Oh bother I've become a lead junkie.....

[frnkeore]

I'm a addict for sure, I have 10 just in the 311413. 1 dc (.313), 3 that cast .313 - .314 (one of those I made into a PB), 1 that casts .311 all standard 311413 marked. My others are, u - ex (.306), ex (.308), u (.310), Geo. Hensley (.312), B&M (.313). There are about 3 more to collect by different makers, maybe more :).

Frank the mold addict.

[stubshaft]

Thinned some down last year so only 125+...

[white eagle]

too many
just when I think I start to get them thinned out I end up with more

[shooting on a shoestring]

Buying moulds brings me as much buyers happiness as buying a gun. Thing is I can get two or three really great moulds for the price of a cheapie gun. Then too, a pile of moulds doesn't draw as much attention as a pile of guns.....in other people's eyes. I find that handy.

[dromia]

Must have nigh on 200 now, been a 12 month since I did an inventory.

Sad isn't it?

[skullmount]

I only have 4 but only shoot 9mm & 45acp,
Looking at a couple of others for next month
And I've only been casting for a week.

Best post of the bunch so far, maddening isint it ??


...........and I voted 11 - 25, just not sure :-?

[Hal H]

I have 3 H&G, A Lyman mold for muzzle loader and a old rusty Winchester mold.

Hal

[MT Chambers]

I have a small business making bullets in Canada and have about 200 molds, most of the LBT designs for .44, .45, .458, and .501 and .512", prolly about 30 molds for the 45/70, lots for the .45 Colt's and the Casull, prolly another 30 for the .44s, BPCR molds, just about anything! Lot's of .30 cals. including Eagan designs, etc.

[dragon813gt]

Not enough and I doubt I will ever be able to say I have enough.

[skeettx]

Lots and they seem to multiply in the dark :)
Mike

[BruceB]

My casting "career" began with two objectives:

1.: ....to supply the needs of two active Bullseye competitors (my wife and myself.... I ended -up having cast over 1/4 million .38 wadcutters, plus many thousands of .45 SWCs to boot)

and :

2:.....to maintain enough tooling to allow me an independent supply of ammunition for EVERY firearm we owned (apart from the rimfires of course).

I succeeded in these aims fairly early-on, but NOW, good grief! There must be at least a dozen .30-caliber moulds on hand, and multiples in most of the other calibers as well. Independent? I'd say so, except that sometimes I think this agglomeration owns ME, instead of the other way around....and yes, they do breed in the dark.

[rhadamanthos12]

I have 11 right now, with 3 on order and eyeing a 4th.

[ultramag]

I guess I'm the lonely only guy that had to answer one but it's technically true at the moment.....1 in hand and 2 on back-order. :(

[chg]

This made me go and count, 32 rifle and pistol molds so I checked 26 - 50. Then got to thinking, round ball and minnie/maxie ball not used in years. Still inline with 26-50 answer.

[reloader28]

I'm making about 35 different boolits right now tho some we've stopped shooting since I've gotten molds with different (better) designs.

You guys that have 100+ molds. Have you shot all those boolit designs or are you just mold collectors?

[HATCH]

I have 14 or so master caster molds.
Some are different designs for the same caliber but most are different calibers.
I have about 20 handcast molds.

[autopilotmp]

only have four at the moment. only load for 3 calibers.

[dromia]

You guys that have 100+ molds. Have you shot all those boolit designs or are you just mold collectors?

I have two moulds that I haven't used yet they just came in January.

I have around a dozen boolit designs cast up that I haven't test fired yet, will get the range time when the weather gets a tad better.

[captaint]

I checked off 26-50. Certainly I have more than 25, but I don't think I have 50. Pretty sure of that. Heck, I still have 4 or 5 that I haven't even used yet. I keep saying I'm not going to look at the Group Buy section..... Then, I just have to stop & look. Uh oh, I've always wanted a 358-156HP. So, what's one more ?? Mike

[Beagle333]

Uh oh, I've always wanted a 358-156HP. So, what's one more ??

Me too. Now you've gone and done it...... :roll:

:coffeecom"Google search: 358156 For Sale"....
"Click.... click...click" .....
*door sounds in background* "Honey?>.... what you doin'?".....
"Nothin dear, just reading my forum. Nothin' at all."[smilie=1:
"Okay... 'just as long as you aren't doing something silly, like buying another mold."
"No dear. I have enough molds to last me to the end of my days."
*..... CLICK* > select: Change shipping address to:
Note to self: Remind Bob to accept package and put in his garage when arrives.:twisted:

[Larry Gibson]

I am a shooter not a collector. Thus I have only 80 some moulds at this time. I have had many more in the past as I experiment and try different moulds. If one works I generally keep it but if one doesn't work and I've no real other application for it I don't hesitate to sell it or trade it. I have traded/sold a few off that I now regret doing so..........

Larry Gibson

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

I have lots...and more on the way.
I can't wait til Lee get's all their 2 cav molds over to the new block design, I'll be buying lots more then.
Jon

[Wal']

Can't help myself..........a Mihec .358 HBWC arrived in the mail today........sighhhhhhh.

[EMC45]

A few.....[smilie=1:

[1Shirt]

I have enough-that is until I get a notion to try something different, or when I just can't pass up a good deal at a gunshow, or on e-bay, or on the forum. Have some I will probably never use, but then I have other stuff that I will probably never use as well. Sort of like George Carlins bit about "STUFF"!
1Shirt!

[ffg]

My answer is : more than I need.

[Friends call me Pac]

I went out to the garage with calculator in hand to come up with the correct answer as to how many molds I have. Add 3, divide by six and cary the seven.... I have one mold. That's it. After i hit the 30 day waiting period I can make a purchase here and hopefully I'll double my count!

[Spawn-Inc]

own 4 right now with my 5th on the way.

[Bullshop]

Somewhere about 250 and adding always adding.

[bear67]

Moulds are like how I feel about guns. An "ex" brother-in-law once asked "Just how many guns does a man need?" and my immediate reply was "JUST ONE MORE"!

[Springfield]

60704

I have at least this many, I think a couple are not represented here.

[GT27]

I have molds for every caliber firearm that I own(15),except 223(couldn't get the boolit hard enough to get any accuracy for the velocity that I considered to be useful ( min.2000fps),and a mold for a 25acp([smilie=1:)GT27

[Woody3]

I've got a whopping 3. :) I'll get more as time and money permit. :D

[midnight]

Only have 102 but I have 10 group buys going. I might pick up a few oddballs on fleabay if I can steal it at my price but that's pretty rare. I got a few good ones here at S&S and prices are fair. Gotta be fast though.

Bob

[rintinglen]

If you know how many you have, you haven't enough. I have 25 (at least) 30 caliber molds, 14 38/9mm, 8 44 molds..., 17 45 molds, 3 38-55 molds, an at least one each in 258, .348, .316, .323. There may be a few more hiding out that I don't recall, in fact, as bad as my memory has become, I'd bet on it. But I only have one mold for which I don't own a gun. But I'm only signed up for 4 group buys. And I haven't bought a mold in months...weeks....days.[smilie=1:

[alamogunr]

I responded to the poll sometime back and don't remember how many I had at the time. I decided to do an up-to-date inventory the other day.Since I responded to the poll, I've acquired a few more and now have 104.

I would be interested if some would list the different makers of their molds. To start it off, I have listed my molds and their makers. It can get confusing if you have a bunch of molds.

My list:

LEE 36
Lyman/Ideal 15
MP 12
NOE 7
RCBS/Ohaus 11
SAECO 8
H&G 5
LBT 4
Mountain Molds 1
Applegate 1
NEI 1
Old West 1
? 2

Most(but not all) of the Lee's were GB's. Ditto, for the MP's.

[w0fms]

Just started so I only have one, a 6 cavity Lee TL358-158... will do more. I think I enjoy reloading and casting more than the range time. Thanks to this site for all of the advice -- all has been good and kept me from screwing things up. First 650 I cast turned out like they came off a production line. I'd order more but like everything else.. the insanity will have to stop first...

[Chicken Thief]

50'ish and still adding.
Got 2 rifles that i have no moulds for yet!

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm153/Chickenthief/Skydning/Til%20andre/R0011247_zps561c4fe4.jpg

[Chicken Thief]

I found 3 more lying around so i'm past 50.

[StratsMan]

Got 2 rifles that i have no moulds for yet!


That's odd... most of us have molds that we have no rifles for... yet...

I'm at 50+ molds and working on reducing my inventory...

[Fretboard]

Do fishing lure molds count?

[skeettx]

I would think so and also my decoy weight moulds :)

[1Shirt]

Have way more than I need but not half as many as I want!
1Shirt!

[Hondo 60]

2 - brand new not used yet.

TL452-200SWC
TL314-93-SWC

I'm thinkin I might try my luck & cast some tomorrow.

[Chicken Thief]

That's odd... most of us have molds that we have no rifles for... yet...

I'm at 50+ molds and working on reducing my inventory...

One is a French Gras 11x59R that i hate, so i have no brass or boolits for it.
The other is a Mauser small ring that was converted to single shot 8.15x46R after WWI. I have moulds for it ant it shoots but when money cones at the first an Accurate mould is on it's way.

[XWrench3]

NEVER, ever, enough! there is no such thing as to many molds.

[Trapperscott]

I have a few to many molds. I have some that I have aquired in trades that I dont even have guns for. I'm thinking of selling some of them pretty soon here. I want to fund a star sizer.

Scott

I forgot to add that I have about 25 molds. And only mold for 4 calibers so far.

[HDS]

1. Mihec #503
2. Mihec H&G #68
3. Mihec 9mm 147gr BB
4. Mihec HBWC .44 cal
5. Mihec 22 Nato

A bit of a tendency there.... :p


edit:
I think my next mold is going to be something other than a Mihec, since it's a very specialized design, called the Snakebite grease wagon. A .38spl bullet with an extra large lube groove for black powder shooting and a bit longer/heavier to reach .357mag length out of a 38spl case. That's going to be my main round for the two new guns I plan on acquiring this spring (1873 lever & revolver). Which will be mainly a BP platform.

[dudits]

i dont have as many as i need :(

[dancingbear41]

I have 120+ and have used nearly all of them. I recently bought a Lyman 452488 that I have not used yet. It has been too cold to cast. I have a couple that are duplicates or that have never been used. I also have a number that are no longer used thanks to the pistol ban in the UK. However there are some moulds I no longer use that I would be loathe to part with because the have now developed sentimental value. Can that happen?
I am beginning to think I should thin down my numbers. I have recently discovered custom mould makers and I can see there will be more moulds I have to have.
You can never have too many.

Simon.

[millsa2]

I have to many. Getting ready to pass some down to my Son and Son in Law.

[Combat Diver]

Got exactly 10. Had 9 out on the table yesterday. Need more....................


CD

[midnight]

I didn't count the half dozen jig molds or the decoy anchor molds includng one cast iron Herters mold that drops four strap type anchors. Then there's the decoy keel weights. I hate to think of all the linotype in a hundred or more decoy keels. Back in the early 70s a guy used to give me those 22lb bars of linotype. I still have an old plaster of paris mold for a decoy anchor I designed. Line winds on the anchor and it still fits over the head of the decoy but I didn't count any of the above.

Bob

[dragon813gt]

Two more molds were delivered to me last week. So I'm now two molds closer to having enough. Still waiting on about six group buys. And if I keep forgetting to email Accurate molds about one in their catalog.

[Bullshop]

A pleasent youg fellow brought me three just day before yesterday. An old Lyman with handles for the 38/40, I believe a Shiloh .533" hollow base, and a very nice 45/70 complete loading tool. The 45/70 tool just says--- 45 Gov. 500--- with no makers name but its a nice clean tool. I cast it and it looks much like the Lyman 457125.
OK lets see that comes to 240 something or something. Rats I dont want to count again.

[jdam169]

My mould count made it to 7. Not many compared to other people but I am sure I will be getting more.

[midnight]

6342663425

I know this is the wrong place to do this but I promised a fellow I would send a PM with pics of a decoy anchor mold. Couldn't figure out how to attach pics to a PM so I put them here. Indulge me a little bit. Thanks

Bob

[wyattjames]

well i have enough but not enough to quit looking for more !!

[kir_kenix]

I chose 26-50 because my wife was looking over my shoulder at the time....

[JSAND]

I have 12 now and honestly could see tripling that number for just the weapons I reload for now. I almost couldn't believe some of the numbers I read on some of these post, but then got to thinking, I have only been doing this for 3 years and need 36 to cast the boolits I would like to cast, so yeah I could see owning a hundred or two. I don't think you can have to many moulds.

[Iowa Fox]

OK, I'll take a best guess on this at 60-75 as I don't feel like digging them out. My very first mold was a Lyman 12 slug my wife gave me for Christman about the second year we were married. Then my next was a 358429 DC. Back in the old days it was easy to pick up nice old Ideal and Lymans for $5 to $25 and sometimes a 4 cav with handles for that price. What has really killed my wallet is the group buys from this bunch. But I'm glad I got in on the ones I have. Currently have a Balisticast coming and down for one more Noe. That Noe has to be my last one.

[khmer6]

I just started casting this year and I'm already up to 8 or 9 pistol molds and 1 rifle. This hobby is addicting like reloading. It is getting expensive for me because I find myself buying new guns just because I picked up a lot of brass in a specific caliber. I suppose I could sell of those pieces of brass to fund other things but I'm a hoarder and everyone around me shames me because they say I have 8 of everything. It was like this when I was buying cars randomly as well

[khmer6]

make that 3 more :-) i keep buying them as they come in stock. eventually i want to play with all kinds of different loads and sizes instead of plinking with the same ol loads

[grubbylabs]

I have 8 molds, so I would say not enough. I just bought my first rifle mold and have a few more to go.

[ffries61]

Looks like 15 for me so far, looking to get a couple more shortly.

[bobp2506]

I've been told to invest in precious metal -------I choose lead??? Over 100 molds in every caliber I shoot. Both Rifle and Pistol but could use some specific old versions of Ideal or Lyman in 35 cal rifle??

[psychicrhino]

Money is my only limitation

[plmitch]

Just one. Its a one size fits all mold.

[frankmako]

i got two 45 acp, two 9mm, 9mm mak, 38/357, 40 s&w, 44 mag, 7mm, 308, and 223. i am looking for a second 44 mag and a 35 rem that will work in a lever gun.

[Errokk]

380 auto, 9mm, 38/357, 40s&w, 45acp so far... Will be more in the future, just need a little more time to find what I'm Looking for.

[Teddy (punchie)]

About half dozen. Just starting, and looking at prices the wrong time, but never too late I guess. Looking at being able to load for most of my hunting guns.

[TXGunNut]

Thought I was going to sneak into the 10 & under category but decided to go count to be sure. Found 15, kinda surprised.

[Smoke4320]

20 years ago 2,
2 months ago 2,
found this site ....now 21
I sending some one a bill .. now fess up ... who started this :) :)

[dromia]

Ken !

[Smoke4320]

The above numbers are true ..
Now I must state I have bought several lots of molds from oldtimers and are going through them to figure out what I want to keep. have also purchased at least 6 new molds and signed up for two group buys
Seems like every nite I am either casting, powdercoating, sizing or load development shooting
sure is cutting in my couch time ..
Ken... The bill is in the Mail .. and yes I will take molds or bulk lead as payment :)

[PS Paul]

20 years ago 2,
2 months ago 2,
found this site ....now 21
I sending some one a bill .. now fess up ... who started this :) :)

Yeah, the swap n sell area is a real burden on ones' pocketbook. he he....

[lka]

3 HP 40/40/357

2 normal 357/40

00 buck

1oz slug

Need a 308 and 224 :D

[SteveUSP]

I just got my first, and I signed up for 1 group buy. I look forward to getting more and casting LOTS of boolits.

[Bullshop]

Somewhere between 200 and 300 but I am a boolit smith.

[Andrew Mason]

can i re-vote?

i now have 13 boolit molds and 6 fishing weight molds.

[osteodoc08]

21 with 4 pending. Many more I want.....

[waco]

Somewhere around 20 I think.....

[reddoggm]

22 and growing all the time with the wonderful store I shop at Maybe you,ve heard of it It,s called Cast Boolits

[mtnman31]

More than I need but not as many as I want.
I am not a collector. I have molds for all my calipers. I've cast with all my molds but haven't test fired all the bullet designs yet. I do have doubles of a couple designs but plan to either hollow point a few or sell/trade a couple as well. Only have two molds that I have no gun for, both designs for .348 Win.

[Hickok]

I went and counted 24. I would sure like to try and catch up with some of you fella's though!

[birddog]

Just off hand and without physically counting I'm around 20+, with a few more coming in soon.
Charlie

[Clay M]

I don't know,I would have to try to find them all first...:lol:

[yman]

Have 10 now, all pistol. Looking to start molding rifle soon. Was getting a freind started in molding and he wanted to mold for his 30-30. After a session I was so impressed with the bullets I am going to have to snag me a couple rifle molds.

[WolfTrap]

Too many!:roll:

[jjsharpshooter]

Not enough, especially since I saw the great group buys here, thanks for spending my money.

[MtGun44]

No real idea.

Bill

[midnight]

When I voted in this poll over a year ago I was at 102 molds. Now the count is over 130. It's easy for me to count cuz I keep a list by manufacturer on a excel spread sheet to keep me from buying duplicates. Just got done casting a batch of Belding & Mull 311169s & a batch of 360156 HPs from Miha's latest creation.

Bob

[hickfu]

I dont know but I just added 5 more 2 days ago.... I Love NOE and Accurate Molds!!!


Doc

[Synthesis]

+ + on what midnight said! Two or three molds for everything from 223 to 45-70, I “had to” build an excel spreadsheet to keep track of the inventory.

[mold maker]

More than I'd like to abmit. My wife says too many. I say not enough yet.

[alamogunr]

This is off topic but since this thread is where the anomaly occurred, I'm posting it here. I'm sure all of you are familiar with the emails notifying of a reply to a thread that you have subscribed to, either by posting to the thread or subscribing due to interest in the subject.

I got an email this afternoon notifying me that a new reply had been posted. I clicked on the link and that particular post was nowhere to be found. It is not a big deal since the content of the post is in the email.

This happens occasionally, not often, but leaves me wondering what happened. Could the poster have gone back and deleted his post? If so, why?

[crazy mark]

300+. Not many duplicates. Last 2 were to feed my 45/70's.

[oger]

Can't count that high.

[jrmartin1964]

As of the last official count (actually, the ONLY time I've ever counted) taken just a few minutes ago, my total stands at 45.

[enfieldphile]

19 and another on the way from Tom @ Accurate

There are a few that I haven't used in ages.

[Garyshome]

I try to not have more then 2 for each cal. I reload....but.....

[Tom Myers]

Until this was working, I never knew how many I had or where they were at

Precision Bullet Mold Database Software (https://secure.tmtpages.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=73)

http://www.tmtpages.com/MoldListBuy/images/MoldCount.gif

http://www.tmtpages.com/MoldListBuy/images/MoldLocation.gif

[Doubless]

With 30+ H&Gs (almost all eights and tens...) and I don't know how many other Lyman, NEI, SAECO, etc., my number is 51-100.

[Beagle333]

5 more this week than last. :D

[Charlie U.]

I only have a few. Never enough.


Do fishing lure molds count?
LOL No, Fretboard......after all, this is the cast Boolits forum.

[burrkiss]

Now I just realized that every gun purchase has a extra cost of a new mold, but a greater decrease in TCO from reloading my own casts..........that means MORE GUNS!!!!:grin:

[TXGunNut]

I need to change my answer, a few more just showed up to join the party. Pretty much lost track but will admit the Big Brown Truck brought me six new sets of handles and I'm not sure I'll have enough.

[Beagle333]

+2 this week. I think I may have a problem. There are still molds on this table that I haven't crossed off! :coffeecom
http://www.three-peaks.net/bullet_molds.htm

[retread]

If this thread keeps going much longer I will have double of what I posted! :veryconfu

[Tar Heel]

Really. Start a new poll so we can update our answer.

[texassako]

Problem with these old polls is I want to change my answer now. I have not counted in a while, but I need to move up a few brackets.

[Beagle333]

+2 more this week. Thanks Miha!

[DeanWinchester]

Not as many as I used to own. I don't own as many firearms as I used to own either. I got sick of mediocrity and decided to narrow down my playing field in an effort to become MORE proficient with what I have. Better to have one rifle and KNOW how to use it than have a hundred and not be able to run any of them well. That's just me though.

[TXGunNut]

I'll be moving up a bracket in a few months at this rate. Need to quit doing research on mould sites and the GB threads, lol.

[Beagle333]

Need to quit doing research on mould sites and the GB threads, lol.
So true! Add 2 more to my count this week! 'Gotta love those GB's maturing! ;)

[MOcaster]

Is not enough an acceptable answer? :) I think I have 8 at the moment.

[buckwheatpaul]

According to another site friend....I am behind and don't have enough!!!!!

[JWT]

I have six (.38, .44, and .45 handgun and .375, .416, and .458 rifle) and I haven't started casting yet. I think I'm going to have a problem...

[Minerat]

Got first one on 4/14/14 have 9 now counting the first. Friend dropped 6 Lyman and 2 RCBS on my desk last week. One is marked Ideal 62560 drops a 0.462 598gr FN. His dad loaded a 460 Rigby with it.

[Beagle333]

I have six (.38, .44, and .45 handgun and .375, .416, and .458 rifle) and I haven't started casting yet. I think I'm going to have a problem...
Don't worry about it. You'll be fine. I got at least that many for guns I don't even own... and never have! ;)

[Garyshome]

1 short of all I need!

[Duarteus]

6::-).

[gcsteve]

I think I have 13 (I'm out of town on business and can't count them at the moment). Some are works of art, some are fairly old, some are pretty new, one is darn near junk. One is brass (the work of art from MiHec), some are steel, some are aluminum. I have cast with them all, and shot the boolits that were cast. I don't think I'll part with any of them soon.

[dh2]

How can I answer that question they keep fallowing me home.

[3584ELK]

Eleven

[johnson1942]

last summer i had westnile virus and i spent 6 wks. in the hospital much of what i dont remember. when i was getting better 6 months later i went through my mould box. i found moulds i do not remember haveing made but what a joy. i was like a kid who rediscoved a old toy or got a new one. oh yes, im still getting better in body and the brain, and i guess i have about a dozen moulds. all good ones.

[SSGOldfart]

49 or 50 I think ??this number keeps changing almost daily humm

[GoodOlBoy]

I think this poll is a little unfair. When I first took it I had two molds. I have been with the board about a month, that number has grown significantly!

GoodOlBoy

[Artful]

I think this poll is a little unfair. When I first took it I had two molds. I have been with the board about a month, that number has grown significantly!

GoodOlBoy

just keep it to yourself - this board is like crack to us lead slingers

[GoodOlBoy]

Lead? You got lead? Whatcha want for it? Need anything? Anything at all?

GoodOlBoy

[Green Frog]

... but who has time to count them? :roll:

[shaggybull]

what molds do u have you'll never use?

[texaswoodworker]

Six with one on the way.

[mack1]

Need to be more specific have, or have ordered. I say i don't have enough

[10x]

Don't rightly know how many molds I have.
I purchased a half dozen more at an estate sale a few weeks back.

It is a pleasure to go through my mold collection and discover that I have 3 or 4 of the same mold
I have 2 of the 225414 lyman molds- they each cast different diameter bullets. one at .223, one at .226
One can never have too many molds.

[1911KY]

I found a local guy who didn't have time to cast anymore and he sold me his equipment. It came with a 2 cavity 9 mm and 38 mold that I haven't used yet but will at some point. I purchased 2 .452 two cavity molds to start casting with. I have my eye on a 6 rounder now.

So 4 for me at the moment.

[dragon813gt]

2 more arrived today. One from MP. And the other from NOE which is my first from them. Both are cleaned up and in the toaster oven for the first heat cycle :)

[TXGunNut]

One more on the way and a few concepts coming together on the NOE board. May need to change my answer in the next few weeks.

[TXGunNut]

what molds do u have you'll never use?

Zero! I have a few moulds that didn't work out for the project they were ordered for but I'm confident I'll find a use for them someday.

[DeputyDog25]

3 I think, at least the last time I checked

[alamogunr]

what molds do u have you'll never use?

None! I'm not dead yet.

[Psypher]

These are in rotating use.

Lee .358 flat nose 125 grain
RCBS .356 round nose 124 grain
RCBS .356 conical flat nose 124 grain
Cramer 357 round nose
Lee converted .356 hollow point 112 grain
Lyman .309 gang mould 150 grain

[TXGunNut]

Lemme see, one on order from Accurate, a group buy in process on the NOE site....better question is how many extra sets of handles do I have stashed?

[cdngunner]

Ah ****....just bought another one

[Garyshome]

1 or 2 or 3 short of just enough!

[TXGunNut]

Ah ****....just bought another one

I know the feeling but on some level I still enjoy it.

[50chevy5window]

New member here. I only have one mold. had it since 1976. It's a little sloppy but still gets the job done Bought this 4 cavity saeco mold with handles and guess I've cast 20,000 or so during the years. Its a.41 mag, 220 gr, have both a smith and ruger and bought new about 1976 neither gun has ever seen a factory round. I say its not just how many molds one has but how you use the ones you do have. Luck to all 50chevy5window

[Akheloce]

I've only been casting a couple months... 5 molds already and I have my eye on a few more next week.

[Colohunter]

I just started this year and just added my 3rd mold.

[1johnlb]

NOT ENOUGH!! Takes a half hour to find the one I'm looking for in the pile. Really should box them back up like I do my Lyman and NOE. But still not enough. One of of these days I'm gonna be anal too!

[Sghinds]

Just started and only have 1 mold at the moment. Lee 356-120-TC 6 cavity.

[Rugerman]

Just getting started but planning to add two more next month. I've got the disease.

[NoZombies]

I currently have something like 5 storage totes full of molds and handles.

I have so many that I've actually slowed sown the acquisition stage for a while. That happens after you buy a mold, and then discover you already have 2 or 3 of the same design.

[Beagle333]

....That happens after you buy a mold, and then discover you already have 2 or 3 of the same design.
I been promising myself that I was going to get all of mine out and make a chart so I'd stop doing that!!! :oops:

[NoZombies]

I been promising myself that I was going to get all of mine out and make a chart so I'd stop doing that!!! :oops:

The sad thing is, I did make up a spreadsheet to track my molds, but when I impulse buy at auctions or gunshows, I often forget that I already have one. Case in point, I recently grabbed a mold off of Ebay, remembering how much I had liked the sample bullets someone had sent me a few years ago. When it arrived, I went to add it to the spreadsheet, and discovered I already had a 2 cavity, and a 4 cavity, of the mold I had just bought a 1 cavity of. I hadn't cast with either of the others, so I didn't remember having them... talk about embarrassing. :oops:

[Littlewolf]

i've medicated my addiction by buying ideal/lyman molds/designs and keep a printout of the pictoral mold history then once the mold arives i highlight the proper picture and write in the proper top punch number and the number of cavities. my big problem now is i do have a few lee six-bangers for my auto pistols and a few rcbs a couple saeco's totaling in the neighborhood of 35 molds covering almost all bore diameters or at least the most comon 22, 24, 25, 27, 30, 31, 9mm, 38, 40, 44, 45, and 50

[BaconStrips]

Powder to the East, primers to the West, lead to the North, molds to the South and all the gun safes in the middle. It's a constant battle to keep it all balanced out to keep the house level...

[dragon813gt]

I need more because I just bought a 32 caliber revolver :banghead:

That's at least three more molds to buy ;)

[BST4227]

well I don't feel so bad now I only have 12 or 13 myself

I don't want to point fingers but I think some of you need to save space and should pass some of the "extra" molds around
:kidding:

[A pause for the COZ]

Not sure... #1 I dont have any where near as many as I want. #2 I have way more than my wife thinks I have :-)
I dont keep them all together to insure #2

[pretzelxx]

I only have two. I'm looking to get a half dozen more, eventually. For the three calibers I have.

[John Boy]

For the reloaders that have 151 molds or more ... Why so many?

[flylot]

Mmmmmm, only one, and it hasn't been delivered yet. Did I mention I'm an ***?

[gtgeorge]

When I first voted I was in the 11-25 range and have went to the next group. At the rate I keep adding molds I will likely step up to the next count each year or so. :violin:I am starting to feel like this is an addiction more than a hobby so will refrain from keeping count any longer LOL. It is nice to have a selection of bullets to use for any given caliber and I have found that if I buy the mold and dies and start collecting the brass I seem to find something to shoot them with! :twisted:

[dragon813gt]

I think I've added five since I last posted in this thread. Only looking for one more at this time. But there are two molds from a closed NOE group buy that will be available soon. Then there are the countless Mihec group buys I'm part of. I honestly don't even know which ones I'm part of anymore.

[mold maker]

I think I've added five since I last posted in this thread. Only looking for one more at this time. But there are two molds from a closed NOE group buy that will be available soon. Then there are the countless Mihec group buys I'm part of. I honestly don't even know which ones I'm part of anymore.

Your in good company. They just keep offering something I, really need/have to have. I'm mould poor, but happy.

[buckwheatpaul]

Due to square butte I have a lot more molds than I use to have....is there a Mold Anonomous Organization to help those of us that have that obsession?

[ruizhernandeztrust]

I have the entire collection of what lee has to offer in 38/357, :bigsmyl2: (in other words 10 molds) and 1 lyman 375 grain 500 S&W (item #2640680)

[Rick Hodges]

Not Enough

[mozeppa]

it has gone up some....lets see...

10 lee pistol molds
3 lymans
1 saeco
8 hardlines

[Budzilla 19]

All I need!!! HaHa!! (For the moment, you guys know how it is!)

[Trinidad Bill]

Tooooo many! Another addiction, but... I see some have a lot more than I do.

[retread]

If this thread keeps going much longer I will have double of what I posted! :veryconfu

Think I have hit the doubled!:shock:

[9w1911]

I love buying molds I have about 15 I think

[Iowa Fox]

If you can find em all and count them you don't have enough.

[tazman]

Since I only load 4 different cartridges(I know, I am a piker) I have about 20 too many. Still, it is nice to be able to make a gun serve several purposes.

[NoZombies]

For the reloaders that have 151 molds or more ... Why so many?

I collect the molds themselves as much as the guns that I shoot the bullets in.

For instance, I've got more than 50 .32 caliber molds, because anytime I see one I don't have, I want to try it. So, I've got different 32 molds ranging in age from the 1880's to last month. I've got a number of duplicates, but I've also got a bunch of 'almost' duplicates. For instance, I've got both winchester's and Ideal's version of the .32 colt NP bullet design, they're very similar, but not identical. The I've also got Winchester's version if the .32-20 marlin lightweight bullet, which is again, very similar to the .32 NP molds, but not quite the same. all 3 of those molds were made between 1906 and 1914. They're all pretty rare, and I couldn't stand the thought of letting them languish unloved.

Long story short, the answer is addiction.

[TXGunNut]

Pretty sure if I were to count again I'd have to change my vote. Been a very good year for new moulds. My resolution for 2015 is to cast with all the moulds (and shoot all the leverguns) I bought in 2014. That should keep me too busy for new moulds or any more old leverguns. With the exception of one new mould on my NOE wish list I'm going to see if I can make it thru 2015 without buying a mould or a rifle. Wish me luck!

[gunoil]

1 Hardline industries mold, 115gr/grooveless (shoot in 9's and 380 pistols).
1 Lyman mold for 45 colt & acp.

[MOA]

I only have 4 but only shoot 9mm & 45acp,
Looking at a couple of others for next month
And I've only been casting for a week.

The sickness begins.:redneck:

[Hickok]

I went and counted 24. I would sure like to try and catch up with some of you fella's though!Now at 28!

[1911KY]

I found a local guy who didn't have time to cast anymore and he sold me his equipment. It came with a 2 cavity 9 mm and 38 mold that I haven't used yet but will at some point. I purchased 2 .452 two cavity molds to start casting with. I have my eye on a 6 rounder now.

So 4 for me at the moment.

Let's make that 6 now!!! Got the Lee 6 banger and a NOE....:happy dance:

[BUFFALOW RED]

still need 2-3 more

[ak_milsurp]

20+ easily.... I haven't counted them lately, might have more....

[tsubaki]

Went from 3 last week, now I'm up to 5, more than likely one more to be added in a week or so.
12ga shotgun slug
Black powder 44cal revolver RB
320gr black powder 50cal rifle
.430 240gr SWC
.358 158gr SWC

[Virginia John]

SP, you need to let new casters like myself have an opportunity to buy some of those duplicates and unused ones and don't forget the top punches. Notice I didn't say "young" casters. I am retired and most of my equipment I have purchased used. That's the only way I can afford this "hobby."

[GregLaROCHE]

I really should go and count mine. Twenty five is just a guess. They seem to multiply on their own.

[TXTad]

I've just about doubled mine in the past month...I'm not sure but I think I'm up to a dozen and have plans for many more.

[schutzen-jager]

1 rifle - 1 shotgun 4 pistol - 2 round ball -

[LAH]

Never taken a count.

[kentfielddude]

currently have 5 molds. Sold a couple I would never use.

[Jungle Dave]

I've got somewhere around ten, accumulated over the past 30 years, so not as many as most, but probably over ten today, as I just got another off fleabay a few hours ago...

[dannyd]

55 moulds in 34 years

[KenT7021]

I currently have 67 molds.Mostly Idea,Lyman,RCBS,and Saeco.Plus a few Lee molds that I don't normally use.