Nose Pour HG 68

[338RemUltraMag]

I am getting in a few samples of the HG 68 mold, a gent in the Discussion section wants a hollow base design, if that moves forward I will have to have my cherry "inverted" now for the question:

Do you see any disadvantages to running a 2 cavity solid as a nose pour? I am trying to get as many deeign in 2 cav $55 blocks as possible. What is the general consensus?

Thank you
Joshua

[oger]

I have a Hoch 2 cavity nose pour that is sort of a short fat 374 Lyman. It actually is the best shooter of all of my ball ammo copies but can be a pain to cast the mold must be extremely hot to completely fill. That said I use my 4cavity H&G 68BB almost exclusively for 45acp loads

[gray wolf]

I have an H&G 4 hole that is older than I am, probably 72/74 years old.
It wasn't broke when it was made, and it isn't broke now, what would changing to a nose pour do for the bullet ?

[338RemUltraMag]

I have an H&G 4 hole that is older than I am, probably 72/74 years old.
It wasn't broke when it was made, and it isn't broke now, what would changing to a nose pour do for the bullet ?

It wouldnt do anything for it, I was asking if it would hurt it.

A member wants a hollow base 68 which means my cherry will be inverted from normal, most have the base of the bullet towards the machine where my cherry will be nose towards the machine. If it will not harm the design I can offer it in a 2 cavity mold without purchasing another cherry.

It isnt any big deal to buy another cherry, but if the one I would have is serviceable why buy a new one?

[oger]

Unfortunately all you can do is try it. The 68H&G really doesn't have much of a flat area on the nose so a nose pour might do some strange things to it. My Hoch seems to have been redesigned so that the flat spot on the nose almost blends in with the curve or the bullet nose.

[Dave C.]

All my double ended wadcutters are nose pour moulds!

Dave C.

[captaint]

I think the problem with nose pour molds in general is the cherrie snapping off at the nose area, due to it being thinnest there. I suppose with a wider meplat it might not be so bad..... Mike

[dragonrider]

What captaint said.

[badgeredd]

Why couldn't you bore thru the mold, i.e. cut the cavity from the bottom instead of inverting the cherry? you'll need a base plug for the hollow base so the base of the cavity will be open anyway. Just a thought Josh.

Edd

[GLL]

Here are two custom nose-pour HB molds that Tom at Accurate Molds designed for me.

These are based on the IDEAL 454190.

http://www.fototime.com/3ED8FA683EE9438/medium800.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/5C17D19DD9ED110/medium800.jpg

Jerry

[badgeredd]

Here are two custom nose-pour HB molds that Tom at Accurate Molds designed for me.

These are based on the IDEAL 454190.

http://www.fototime.com/3ED8FA683EE9438/medium800.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/5C17D19DD9ED110/medium800.jpg

Jerry

Thanks Jerry...that is exactly what I was trying to say. BTW, I saw that design on Tom's site and wondered if someone here was responsible for it.

Edd

[Matt_G]

Thanks for the mould porn Jerry. :)