whelenfan
05-01-2014, 08:54 PM
Hello all,
I "discovered" these in a recycling dumpster in my town the other day. I have given them a little soaking in kroil and this is what I got:
First is an Ideal 356402 and voila!, when split apart looky, looky! It appears as if it was "customized". I use that term very loosely. It seems to have another bullet shaped bored into it and a chunk out of the original bullet too.
Second is also an Ideal, but this one is 308329. Looks alright, but as i look more closely - I notice that one side has lube grooves and and the other side doesn't seem to have anything (other than a slight indent where a gas check would go. Any thoughts? I have had a tough time finding much info on the 308329 mould. Most seem to be .311 diameter. I have found pics or scans of the 356402 and what I have seen doesn't really look exactly like what this mould does. Did casters really customize moulds?
Thanks for any help in advance.
I "discovered" these in a recycling dumpster in my town the other day. I have given them a little soaking in kroil and this is what I got:
First is an Ideal 356402 and voila!, when split apart looky, looky! It appears as if it was "customized". I use that term very loosely. It seems to have another bullet shaped bored into it and a chunk out of the original bullet too.
Second is also an Ideal, but this one is 308329. Looks alright, but as i look more closely - I notice that one side has lube grooves and and the other side doesn't seem to have anything (other than a slight indent where a gas check would go. Any thoughts? I have had a tough time finding much info on the 308329 mould. Most seem to be .311 diameter. I have found pics or scans of the 356402 and what I have seen doesn't really look exactly like what this mould does. Did casters really customize moulds?
Thanks for any help in advance.