Lyman mold/mould list

[dakotashooter2]

Some time back I found a reference list of old and new lyman molds however I have since run across numbers not listed or with incomplete info (style, weight etc.) I am posting this list and inviting anyone to post or email me with molds that are missing or with information to fill in the gaps on incomplete listings. I will modify the list an then hope to get it put on a sticky for all to reference.



CALIBER*NUMBER*WEIGHT*PUNCH STYLE*NOTES


252-435 51 gr 203 RN .25 APC

257-420 65 gr 420 RNFP .256 win

299-152 80 gr 465 RN Heel 32 Short Colt Heel Base

299-153 90 gr 465 RN Heel 32 Long Colt Heel Base

299-154 105 gr 465 RN Heel 32 Long Colt Heel Base

299 159 80 gr 465 RN-FP-HB 32 long Colt Hollow Base

308-009 100 gr 8 RN-FP-HB Hollow Base

308-011 100gr RN-FP

308-022 108 gr 465 RN

308-024 109 gr 8 RN-FP-HB

308-240 92 gr 465 RN Also in 311-240

308-244 89gr 465 RN

311-008 115 gr RN-FP Classic 32-20 bullet also 308-8

311-010 100gr 465 RN

311-014 100gr 8 RN-FP

311-033 100gr 8 RN-FP-HP Same as 311-8 except HP

311-041 173gr

311-227 90gr 465 RN .30 Luger

311-245 87 gr 465 RN

311-252 77 gr 465 RN .32 ACP, also 308-252

311-255 115gr 465 RN also 308-255

311-257 110gr 465 RN also 308-257

311-276 RN

311-284 210 gr

311-291 170gr RN-GC Gas Check

311-316 112gr RN-FP-GC 32-20 rifle

311-334 SP

311-359 115gr 359 Spire-GC .30 Carbine

311-410A 130gr RN

311-413 168gr RN-GC

311-419 87gr 8 RN-FP-GC

311-441 115gr 8 TC-GC

311-445 93gr 445 SWC

311-465 122gr 465 RN-GC

311-466 169gr

311-576 120gr 465 RN-GC

311-644 190gr

311-672

313-055 85gr 8 RN

313-057 100gr 8 RN-FP .32 long, .32 Mag, 32-20

313-226 95gr 226 RN Classic .32 S&W Long Rnd Nose

313-249 85gr 226 RN

313-445 93gr 445 SWC alson in 311-445

313-492 93gr 445 WC

313-493 104gr 8 RN-FP

313-631 100gr 445 SWC-GC

356-242 120gr 311 RN

356-402 120gr 402 TC 9mm Luger

356-404 95gr 495 TC Short TC, almost a wadcutter

356-472 140gr 429 WC Small bump on nose

356-632 100gr 395 RN-FP

356-634 130gr 395 RB-FP

356-637 125gr 637 RN-FP

357-443 158gr 395 RN-FP Seats deep in case

357-466 162gr 429 SWC Original 357 Mag bullet

357-453 150gr 429 SWC

358-063 148gr 344 WC

358-064 140gr 395 RN-FP also in 155 gr

358-070 150gr 311 RN-HB 38 Long Colt Hollow Base

358-071 146gr 311 RN also as 360-071

358-072 115gr 430 RN

358-073 105gr 430 RN-HB Same as 358-072 except HB

358-075 160gr 429 RN-FP Also in 200 gr.

358-087 125gr 311 WC Also in 140 gr.

358-091 150gr 495 WC Bevel Base, small bump on nose

358-093 125gr 93 Spire-GC

358-101 75gr 495 Very short WC

358-156 155gr 429 RN-GC Was SWC in the past

358-159 125gr 311 RN-Heel 38 Short Colt Heel Base

358-160 150gr 311 RN-Heel 38 Long Colt Heel Base

358-161 145gr 311 RN

358-210 167gr 311 RN

358-212 146gr 311 RN

358-246 147gr 311 RN

358-250 156gr 311 RN

358-269 129gr 311 RN

358-302 112gr 302 WC Lg bump on nose also 360-302

358-271 150gr

358-311 160gr 311 RN Classic .38 Spl round nose

358-313 170gr 449 RN-FP

358-339 136gr 430 RB Blunt

358-344 150gr 429 WC also as 360-344

358-345 115gr 429 TC Very short TC

358-356 108gr 430 WC Small bump on nose

358-363 70gr 395 RN Very short, also as 360-363

358-385 150gr 311 RN

358-394 87gr 430 RN-HB

358-395 148gr 395 WC-HB Classic 38 Spl target HBWC

358-416 158gr 311 RN-FP

358-425 121gr 402 WC also in 112 gr.

358-429 170gr 429 SWC Keith

358-430 195gr 430 RN also in 158 gr.

358-431 160gr 429 SWC-HB Keith, Same as 358-429 except Hollow Base

358-432 148gr 429 WC also in 160 gr.

358-439 155gr 429 SWC-HP Keith same as 358-429
except Hollow Point

358-477 150gr 429 SWC

358-480 133gr 429 SWC

358-495 141gr 495 WC

358-665 158gr 495 RN-FP Cowboy 38 spl, 357 Mag

360-271 150gr 429 SWC 38 S&W, also in 358-271

386-176 163gr 167 RN-Heel 41 Short Colt Heel Base

386-177 196gr 167 RN-Heel 41 Long Colt Heel Base

386-178 200gr 178 RN-HB 41 Long Colt HB, Blunt RN

400-090 168gr 43 RN-FP-HP

401-043 172gr 43 RN-FP Classic 38-40 bullet

401-088 170gr 43 SWC By D. Sorensen

401-452 200gr 452 SWC by G. Boser (Keith Style)

401-663 200gr 43 RN-Fp-Bevel base

401-638 155gr 43 TC-HP 40 S&W & 10mm

401-654 150gr 43 TC-BB

403-095 195gr 95 RN also in 145 gr

403-168 200gr 43 RN-FP also in 225 gr

410-026 199 gr 402 WC 41 mag

410-027 217gr 402 WC-HB

410-028 212gr 43 RN-FP

410-032 200gr 429 SWC other weights available

410-214 181gr 43 RN also in 101 gr & 141 gr

410-426 240 263 RN

410-459 220gr 43 SWC

410-610 215gr 43 SWC-GC

424-100 17 263 RN also as 427-100 & 429-100

424-102 155g 263 RN-HB

427-098 205gr 43 RN-FP Classic 44-40 also 424-098

427-099 200gr 43 RN-HP Same as 427-098 but HP

427-666 200gr 649 RN-FP Cowboy 44-40 bullet

429-104 110gr 251 RN-HB

429-105 130gr 251 RN

429-106 175gr 251 RN

429-107 160gr 421 RN-FP-HB

429-184 235gr 251 RN

429-215 205gr 251 RN T. Anderton target bullet

429-215 210gr 421 RN number reused

429-220 175gr 220 WC lrg bump on nose

429-239 125gr 251 RN "Collar-Button" style very short

429-244 255gr 421 SWC-GC

429-251 255gr 251 RN .44 Russian

429-303 200gr 303 Spire-GC

429-336 250gr 421 SWC by C.E. Heath

429-348 175gr 348 WC

429-352 245gr 348 WC by M.L.Holman

429-360 232gr 360 SWC by Gordon Boser

429-383 245gr 251 RN was SWC in the past

429-384 241gr 251 RN

429-398 248gr 98 WC-HB sm bump on nose

429-421 245gr 421 SWC Keith

429-422 235gr 421 SWC-HB Keith, same as 429-421 but HB

429-434 221gr 98 RN-FP-GC

429-436 214gr 251 RN

429-478 210gr 251 RN

429-640 250gr 649 RN-HP-GC

429-667 240gr 649 RN-FP Cowboy .44 Spl. .44 Mag.

430-185 210gr 303 RN-Heel 44 Colt Heel Base

450-225 170gr 374 RN very short

450-229 180gr 460 SWC almost TC also in 155gr HB

452-066 215gr 460 SWC

452-374 230gr 374 RN Classic 45 APC bullet also 180 gr

452-389 185gr 374 RN Sm round button top

452-400 240gr 374 RN

452-423 240gr 424 SWC Keith

452-424 255gr 424 SWC Keith also in 454-424

452-230 230gr 348 WC

452-460 200gr 460 SWC

452-484 225gr 374 RN-GC

452-486 193gr 460 SWC

452-488 195gr 374 SWC

452-490 255gr 424 SWC-GC Keith also in 230 gr.

452-491 220gr 424 SWC-GC

452-630 200gr 460 TC

452-664 250gr 649 RN-FP Cowboy 45 Colt

454-067 200gr 374 RN

454-068 175gr 460 RN-FP-HP 45 Colt

454-190 255gr 190 RN-FP Classic 45 Colt bullet

454-309 235gr 374 WC 45 auto rim, rnd bump on nose

454-485 250gr 190 RN-FP-GC

457-122 290gr 191 RN-FP-HP

457-127 210gr 374 RN

457-128 195gr 191 RN-FP-HB

457-130 145gr 130 RN "collar-Button" style very short

457-131 285gr 190 RN-FP

457-191 293gr 191 RN-FP

457-195 225gr 191 RN-HB 450 Webley bullet

457-196 290gr 191 RN-HB 455 Webley bullet

457-401 193gr 401 WC Lg bump on nose

[Ben]

Have you looked at this ?

http://www.three-peaks.net/bullet_molds.htm

[scrapcan]

Or this

http://www.castpics.net/IdealandLymanMolds.pdf

[floodgate]

dakotashooter2:

Thanks; that's a nice, handy list. Several of us have made up similar tabulations over the years, but each adds something to our knowledge. Mine (to be posted on CASTPICS soon) is aimed at setting out the dates of manufacture of the early Ideal moulds (1884 - late1915, when the Marlin-made Ideals stopped production) and the physical construction of the moulds, but you have to refer to the Ideal Handbooks (now nearly all available as reprints from www.cornellpubs.com) to find the pictures and identify the purpose, weights, designer, etc. It is handy to have the weights and shapes as given in your list.

floodgate

[Glen]

The Lyman Reloading Handbook 46th Ed. has a list of all the known mould numbers and production dates. The Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook 3rd Ed. has an extensive list of mould numbers along with bullet weights and styles. Neither of these tables is absolutely complete, but they are both extensive and very useful references for the avid caster.

[dakotashooter2]

Thanks for the great references. I guess I should have done more homework and stop trying to re-invent the wheel.

:castmine:

[floodgate]

Glen:

I should say that I was delighted to find Ken Walters' (he is our "klw", and NOT Ken Waters) article in Lyman's No. 46, well after I had begun my study. But his references only went back to around around 1912 (Marlin / Ideal Handbook No. 22, IIRC, plus a short listing of recent designs from 1896 or 1897); I was able to find several earlier issues, and carry the story back another 20 years or so. His information was more "meaty" than mine, though, and we were both happy to see each others' writeups.

floodgate