I hit the Hensley and Gibbs Jackpot!

[boatswainsmate]

Hello All,
I hit the jackpot at a local gun show today! I got these 4 Hensley & Gibbs molds with handles for 40 dollars a piece! Thanks for looking and any comments. {NFS} Boats
https://i.ibb.co/941Jp6y/DSCN5655.jpg (https://ibb.co/xgBy2Wz)

[45DUDE]

I will take the third one down for $100 shipped.[smilie=p: The person that owned them is probably turning over.

[boatswainsmate]

I will take the third one down for $100 shipped.[smilie=p: The person that owned them is probably turning over.

Sorry. Nothing is for sale at the moment.

[dverna]

You stole them...may God have mercy on you...LOL

[Wheelguns 1961]

They appear to be in great shape! Hardly used.

[OS OK]

You'll prolly have to run them at an angle under a bottom pour Lee and them buggers are heavy, heavy, heavy but us men don't complain about that! :bigsmyl2:

Absolutely a great find...be prepared though....Ole'St.Peter is going to bring this theft up when you try to get in the pearly Gates!

[jsizemore]

Is that 9mm on the bottom? #115 or 331?

[376Steyr]

A Rowel bottom-pour ladle is your friend for filling these up.

[JMax]

Felony theft:kidding:

[boatswainsmate]

Is that 9mm on the bottom? #115 or 331?
It's a 331.

[Mk42gunner]

Gee Whiz Boats, you got a deal.

Robert

[AZ Pete]

wow, great find

[Bull-Moose]

Nice score.

[oger]

Bottom pour with some sort of support or you will get unhappy in short time but you flat stole them so put up with a little pain.

[rcslotcar]

You got 4 molds for the price of 1, congrats!!!!!

[Winger Ed.]

As Darth Vader would say, "Impressive".

[GregLaROCHE]

Sometimes you just get lucky.

[green mountain boy]

it is pretty hard typing when i am drooling all over the keyboard !

[John Boy]

For those prices, the seller has to be a dumb, blind non caster that cleaned out his grandpa’s reloading room after the ladies in the family screamed ... Get that stuff out of here

[lightman]

Nice Score! You're going to enjoy casting with those.

[Joel Chavez]

A police report for Grand Theft Mould has been made........

[Texasflyboy]

It's a 331.

#331 in my opinion, is the 9mm Lead Round Nose perfected. The previous design was #115 until Wayne Gibbs thickened the front leading band for better headspacing with the 9mm case. After redesigning it, he retired design #115.

IMHO that 10 cavity #331 is worth $600 to $700. First 10 cavity #331 I've ever seen.

Tom

[Ural Driver]

Sweet!

[boatswainsmate]

#331 in my opinion, is the 9mm Lead Round Nose perfected. The previous design was #115 until Wayne Gibbs thickened the front leading band for better headspacing with the 9mm case. After redesigning it, he retired design #115.

IMHO that 10 cavity #331 is worth $600 to $700. First 10 cavity #331 I've ever seen.

Tom

Thanks for the information.

[boatswainsmate]

Thanks for all reply's and comments. Happy Casting! Boats

[Taterhead]

Wow, just wow. What a treasure. You did really well. Congratulations!

[3006guns]

You got 4 molds for the price of 1, congrats!!!!!

You're kidding, right? Just ONE of those molds should sell for between $150-$200.........IF you can find one!

[FISH4BUGS]

#331 in my opinion, is the 9mm Lead Round Nose perfected. The previous design was #115 until Wayne Gibbs thickened the front leading band for better headspacing with the 9mm case. After redesigning it, he retired design #115.

IMHO that 10 cavity #331 is worth $600 to $700. First 10 cavity #331 I've ever seen.

Tom

I started casting last might with my 6 cavity #331. I do these manic casting sessions that go for evening after evening for a few days, load up a few thousand 9mm and have some inventory for a while. Been burning up a fair amount of 9mm these days.
That IS the first 10 cavity #331 I have seen also. A rare bird indeed.

[FISH4BUGS]

Hello All,
I hit the jackpot at a local gun show today! I got these 4 Hensley & Gibbs molds with handles for 40 dollars a piece! Thanks for looking and any comments. {NFS} Boats
https://i.ibb.co/941Jp6y/DSCN5655.jpg (https://ibb.co/xgBy2Wz)

That, my fellow caster, is a once-in-a-lifetime find. You should be ashamed of yourself. :)
Is the top one a #503 or #51? I would guess #51? Not sure there would be enough real estate for a 10 cavity # 503.

[boatswainsmate]

That, my fellow caster, is a once-in-a-lifetime find. You should be ashamed of yourself. :)
Is the top one a #503 or #51? I would guess #51? Not sure there would be enough real estate for a 10 cavity # 503.

The top mold is a 290 BB.

[ddixie884]

That, my fellow caster, is a once-in-a-lifetime find. You should be ashamed of yourself. :)
Is the top one a #503 or #51? I would guess #51? Not sure there would be enough real estate for a 10 cavity # 503.

In my opinion a 10 cavity #503 would only have 8 cavities. I could be wrong.........

[FISH4BUGS]

In my opinion a 10 cavity #503 would only have 8 cavities. I could be wrong.........

I think you are right. There just isn't enough real estate there to put in 10 cavities.
My 6 cavity #503 sure pumps out a lot of bullets, and drains a pot quickly.
My go-to mould for 44's.

[Texasflyboy]

In my opinion a 10 cavity #503 would only have 8 cavities. I could be wrong.........

You are correct. 10 cavity molds stop at .358"-361". Over that size you could only order 8 cavity.

[smithnframe]

Want to double your money?

[Three44s]

Well I would say your “ship has sailed in”!

Three44s

[alamogunr]

I've got a 6 cavity #50 mold and I have to say that it is too heavy for me to cast the same way I cast with the 4 cavity. I would have had to pass these up knowing that I couldn't handle them. Getting old has it's drawbacks(understatement).

Even if the OP never uses them, his retirement fund just got a boost. Quite an investment.

[lightman]

I will take the third one down for $100 shipped.[smilie=p: The person that owned them is probably turning over.

Maybe not. He might like knowing that another caster that will use and appreciate them now has them.