725
01-17-2018, 09:11 PM
Some time ago I bought two mold halves from one of our castboolits brothers. Generally dimensioned for a .375, it was, as advertised, a basket case. -- Just what I was looking for! :) After making the sprue plate, drilling and setting alignment pins, and a host of other little details, I got a mold that casts a beauty. Have had some success using it in a .375 H&H, but now want to use it in a .38-55. It has no marking at all on the body of the mold. After some research attempts, I can't find out anything about this mold. It is as follows:
Cast with about a BHN #8 it weighs 315 grains -------
Cast diameter is about 0.381 or so with a flare at the base of 0.384 (sprue cut off lead mostly) --------
It's a plain based / flat nosed boolit --------
Meplat is aprox. 0.230 inches ----------
Overall it's 1.098 inches long --------
It has 5, square-ish, lube grooves ---------
Can't find it in any of the books I've looked in. Rather looks like a Lyman 375248 or a scaled up 311407. It's neither, but kind of looks like them.
Also, with such a heavy weight, do you think it is suitable for the .38-55?
Thoughts and comments appreciated. ------------------------------Thanks, 725
Cast with about a BHN #8 it weighs 315 grains -------
Cast diameter is about 0.381 or so with a flare at the base of 0.384 (sprue cut off lead mostly) --------
It's a plain based / flat nosed boolit --------
Meplat is aprox. 0.230 inches ----------
Overall it's 1.098 inches long --------
It has 5, square-ish, lube grooves ---------
Can't find it in any of the books I've looked in. Rather looks like a Lyman 375248 or a scaled up 311407. It's neither, but kind of looks like them.
Also, with such a heavy weight, do you think it is suitable for the .38-55?
Thoughts and comments appreciated. ------------------------------Thanks, 725