44 Cal adjustable weight core die?

[Anonym]

Just bought a new old stock single cavity Lyman mold for casting lead cores to swage. It came in a lot of other items I needed. It has the adjustable plug to change the weight of the core. I plan to sell it to someone who can use it as I don't swage and probably never will. Problem is that there's very little information about them and even less to base a value off of. Anybody want to help me with this? It's a 44 caliber, looks like it was never used, in the orange cardboard box. I'll try to post pictures later.

Thank you in advance!

[supe47]

Might be a good mold for a lead wire swage die.

[Anonym]

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Here's a few pictures. Let me know what you think!

[Teddy (punchie)]

$50.00 to start , I'm interested. Let me know.

[huntnman]

I think this might be over kill for lead wire. In my case I swage wire to .188 diameter, do not need exact core weight. You are going to cut wire to length any way. Now swaging a lead 44 projectile, or core for a larger caliber I believe is where this will shine. I've been wrong before. YMMV.

[runfiverun]

44 cal cores are like .400, if it makes a 44 cal slug it's for a 45 or bigger.

[Anonym]

Just measured the hole and it's around 0.395". So you cast a slug from pure Pb and then swage it to shape with a jacket? This is a foreign language to me. Heck, I've only been casting for a couple months now.

Teddie, I am interested in moving it, so maybe an auction is appropriate. Would anyone else be interested?

Justin

[runfiverun]

yep that's pretty much how it works.
you also have the option of running the cast core into a core swage die where you squeeze the excess lead out, making them all the same size/weight.
I have used one just like this to make 240 and 300 gr 44 mag half jacket bullets [and some gas checked slicks] and it works very well.

[clodhopper]

ALFloyd makes a die for swaging lead wire from 44 cores. That mold adjusted to maximun length would make the uniform .178 wire in longer lengths than the 240 grain bullets I now use to swage wire.

[Teddy (punchie)]

HI Justin

PM sent to you. Let me know.

Thanks !!

Teddy

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

some time back a vendor here sold some "New, old stock" adjustable core molds, not sure if they were Lyman or maybe unmarked, but were made of Iron ? He had several and sold them for $30 each,,,they soldout quick, I bought two of them.
An auction is probably the way to go,
Good Luck,
Jon

[jgt]

I would be a buyer for $30 but not $50. I have seen lyman core molds with four to six cavities go for $50.