Dutchman
10-05-2015, 08:39 PM
When I say *new* mold I mean new as in never been used. I don't know when Ideal morphed to Lyman/Ideal and then Lyman but this mold is/was new. I bought it just last week off ebay for $65 (2 cavity) hoping that the older Ideal molds dropped larger boolits than current Lyman of the same type.
:-D Yep. Measured across the mold seam: .2685". Rotated 90 degrees: .2681". The nose in front of the crimp groove: .261".
FYI: new Swedish m/96 barrels are typically .255" land diameter - 6.47mm. The brass stock discs are marked 6.46 to 6.59mm.
My new Lyman 266673 (150 gr) drops at .266" exactly and shoots extremely well in two of my rifles, both with excellent barrels.
This new mold required zilch break-in. Bullet dropped easy with no sticking. Sure is nice to cast with a quality mold like this one. I may have to search out Ideal molds from now on.
They look better than the pictures!
http://media.fotki.com/1_p,rrgtqbswdkgsbgtxwfqbfsgtwfb,vi/wqbfqsggbxrftdkdrkbxwdkttwrwt/4/28344/9430776/DSCF4299a-vi.jpg
http://media.fotki.com/1_p,rrgtqbsqbfsfwkgxwfqbfsgtwfb,vi/kkrqfkbdtxbsdffqgqsxbwrgrdqwf/4/28344/9430776/DSCF4303a-vi.jpg
266673
http://media.fotki.com/1_p,rrgtqbswwrsbkdtxwfqbfsgtwfb,vi/rftqwgtbwxskbfsrbqfxwssfftstt/4/28344/9430776/DSCF4304a-vi.jpg
:-D Yep. Measured across the mold seam: .2685". Rotated 90 degrees: .2681". The nose in front of the crimp groove: .261".
FYI: new Swedish m/96 barrels are typically .255" land diameter - 6.47mm. The brass stock discs are marked 6.46 to 6.59mm.
My new Lyman 266673 (150 gr) drops at .266" exactly and shoots extremely well in two of my rifles, both with excellent barrels.
This new mold required zilch break-in. Bullet dropped easy with no sticking. Sure is nice to cast with a quality mold like this one. I may have to search out Ideal molds from now on.
They look better than the pictures!
http://media.fotki.com/1_p,rrgtqbswdkgsbgtxwfqbfsgtwfb,vi/wqbfqsggbxrftdkdrkbxwdkttwrwt/4/28344/9430776/DSCF4299a-vi.jpg
http://media.fotki.com/1_p,rrgtqbsqbfsfwkgxwfqbfsgtwfb,vi/kkrqfkbdtxbsdffqgqsxbwrgrdqwf/4/28344/9430776/DSCF4303a-vi.jpg
266673
http://media.fotki.com/1_p,rrgtqbswwrsbkdtxwfqbfsgtwfb,vi/rftqwgtbwxskbfsrbqfxwssfftstt/4/28344/9430776/DSCF4304a-vi.jpg