WTB need .340 lead core wire or core mold

[Preacher Jim]

have run out of core wire after 30 years and need a source or molds to pore my cores.
thank you
Preacher Jim

[tiger762]

If I may be so bold as to suggest, try to find a multi-cavity casting mold that throws at a diameter less than or equal to what you need, at a weight slightly above what you need.

I perused NOE's website one evening looking for something less than 0.41" that would throw a little above 206 grains. This was to use as cores for 230gr 45acp. Jackets of 0.58" length weigh 24 grains. The 5-cavity mold I settled on was a 0.363" with nominal weight of 200 grains when using alloy. Using range scrap mystery metal it throws about 208, which for me was PERFECT.

If you use a real bullet mold, you also have the option of producing shootable cast bullets, if the need ever arises..

[runfiverun]

338 boolit sounds about right to me.
if worse comes to worse you can contact accurate molds and have him make you a 3-4 cavity boolit mold with slick sides and such, set up to pour at whatever close to .340 you need with pure lead.
then a trip through the core swage die would get you exactly what you want.

[Sasquatch-1]

I use a 30 cal rifle bullet mold for cores for my 44. Can't remember the mold number, but its a Lee two cavity and using 40 cal brass I can easily get up to 265 grn bullet. I do use a core forming die.

[xman777]

I have a Corbin 4 cavity 300 mold I could let go of.

[just bill]

BT makes custom molds. Raging Swaging makes custom adjustable molds. Accurate makes a variety of .340 boolit molds. Roto Metals has common diameter wire as well as member discount.

[Preacher Jim]

i swage for 357-44 and 45

[KAYDADOG]

I currently can swage lead wire using Corbin's wire extruding die setup. Out of all the dies I do have, I currently don't have a 0.340".
I could easily make one or purchase one for $25 not too much machining involved.
Wire examples: 0.310" length=27"
0.365" length=20"
A 0.340" length would probably be around 24"
All wire lengths are approximately 0.85/lbs each.
Corbin's price around $5.00/lb for a 10/lb spool.

Very easy to cut cores with the 24" lengths unless you have an automated core cutter where a continuous length is needed.
Just some information I wanted to put out there.
Thank You

[Bonz]

I bought a 6 cavity "adjustable" core mold from u.p. north for all my different cores that I need for swaging.

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