Load data for lyman 35893?

[rmatchell]

I got this mold in a trade and after casting up a hundred or so im ready to size and load. I have the 3rd and 4th lyman cast boolit handbook and no loads for this mold are in either. I am loading for 357 and most likely using clays or unique because I have plenty. Any thoughts on load data would be great as well as how this boolit has done for others.

[J..]

A quick look through CBH and HBC don't show any data specific to the #358093, there might be some in the older manuals but I'm not really motivated to crack them open. I looked in the manuals #40 and up and didnt see anything. I've always used data for a similar weight (125 gr.) bullet and had good results. Data for something like the #358242 or #358480 should work fine and probably be a little on the conservative side.

[Iowa Fox]

The biggest thing about the 358093 and the 429303 is that they require the correct nose punch for sizing and the seating stem for your bullet seating die.

[gregshardcast]

I have a 35793 mould, I can size it 356 for 9mm or 358 for 357 mag, load data is in lyman 48 edition load manual download available online. I also have a few 429303 moulds that work very well

[Iowa Fox]

Anyone casting these two have any secrets, tips, or pointers on how to get these two bullets to drop from the mold just a little easier? Both are horrible.

[square butte]

Another good reason to have a star sizer. Nose first sizing does not require any specialized nose punch for the many nose profiles one might own. Nose first - a flat punch against the base pushes whatever you have right on through

[oscar669]

I have cast both the 38 and 44 caliber versions of this bullet. I have found that letting the mold cool a few minutes before trying to remove the bullets helps them release better. I size with lee sizers so I don't need nose punches but I was having problems seating the bullets without damage to the nose. Someone recommended using the seating die and hot glue to form a cast of the nose to set between the plug and the bullet to protect the nose. Hope this helps.

[BarryinIN]

Anyone casting these two have any secrets, tips, or pointers on how to get these two bullets to drop from the mold just a little easier? Both are horrible.

I give the handle hinge a tap before opening the mold. I discovered this by accident with my 429303 when I got out of sequence with my pour-wait-open sprue plate-open handles-tap hinge procedure and tapped the hinge before opening. The bullet fell right out when the mold was opened. Until then, I hated casting with the thing. Now with the "pre-tap" it's no worse than using any other mold. Works on the 36893 or 429303.