View Full Version : Can you identify this BOOLIT?
lead_her_fly
01-06-2009, 08:40 PM
No names on the mold. There are some numbers. .358 627.
It looks similar to an H&G mold. But they were pretty proud of their stuff and put their name on them. This mold has no name.
It casts 160gr .358" bullets that I figure are made for smacking bowling pins around.
The top of the mold, especially around the cavities is pretty beat up. I may have to see if I can "shave" a little off of the top in a mill to correct it. That is unless someone tells me it is a collector's item and they want to give me $1000 for it!
;)
Here is a picture of the bullet it throws.
Nice design. 2 square deep grease grooves with an Elmer Keith type of crimp groove.
Pretty cool really!
Here you go:
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r115/Sackettwannabe/Casting/358162grWC.jpg
Looks a little like the H&G #9 but a bit too heavy. The nose and base band seem a little longer as well.
Nice looking bullet no matter what its origin.
Jerry
357maximum
01-06-2009, 09:08 PM
Does it say THUMPER on the blocks...if not it should.:mrgreen:
JW6108
01-06-2009, 09:17 PM
It looks a lot like a Lyman 358344 or something similar.
http://www.three-peaks.net/bullet_molds.htm
NSP64
01-06-2009, 09:21 PM
Lead her fly, Is that a iron or aluminimum mold?
lead_her_fly
01-06-2009, 11:18 PM
Lead her fly, Is that a iron or aluminimum mold?
It is an iron one sir.
It is kind of "shallow". There isn't much thermal transfer into mold blocks.
Here is a picture of the mold:
http://i18.ebayimg.com/02/i/001/1b/51/8955_1.JPG
Tom W.
01-07-2009, 07:30 AM
I can't be of any help, but it sure looks nice!
beagle
01-07-2009, 08:40 PM
Modern Bond D-358./beagle
wiljen
01-07-2009, 08:59 PM
Beagle wins the prize
http://www.castpics.net/molds/bond_moulds_page6.htm
beagle
01-07-2009, 10:31 PM
I just knew where to look. These guys need to familiarize themselves with what's on castpics.
Seems to me I had one of those once and somebody wanted it worse than I did./beagle
crazy mark
01-08-2009, 01:02 AM
I know somebody who has one for his 38 S&W cal pistols. Can't think who that might be.
TAWILDCATT
01-08-2009, 10:29 PM
d-358582 or 358627.150 gr/160 gr
modern bond cat 1945.
Beagles the winner.:coffee:[smilie=1:
lead_her_fly
01-09-2009, 05:52 AM
Thank you beagle.
If I would have known there was a "cast pics" website I would have went there and not bothered you fine folks.
As it is, this mold was sold as an H&G! Now that I see that I was taken, I don't feel real good about it!:oops:
lead_her_fly
01-17-2009, 07:25 PM
Here are some loaded. These are for plinking so to speak. I had some loaded up in 357mag cases with a healthy charge of 2400 under them. They were real accurate out to 20 yards or so. I am shooting indoors now as the temperature here is in the teens, that's below zero! ;)
At any rate, these are going to be for pins or plates depending on how they are loaded. The picture is of some loaded in 38spl cases with 3.0gr of Bullseye. I usually use 3.5gr with this weight of bullet for target stuff but this one sits in the case much deeper so I thought I would lighten it up a mite.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r115/Sackettwannabe/Boolits/158grPinLoads1.jpg
MtJerry
01-17-2009, 09:28 PM
Them are some pretty boolits!!!
THhumpers indeed!
Fixxah
01-18-2009, 03:49 PM
Nice looking boolits. Man is that a heavy crimp.
jameslovesjammie
01-18-2009, 04:34 PM
That is an awesome looking boolit! I think I'd be happy with it even if it wasn't a H&G!
crazy mark
01-18-2009, 09:44 PM
Modern Bond was one of the better mold companies in the older days. I have many of the brochures and buy the molds and handles when I run across them. Most people don't know they are very good. Mark
runfiverun
01-18-2009, 10:24 PM
man that is a real heavy crimp. looks like it would make a nice short range hunting boolit though.
jdgabbard
01-18-2009, 10:41 PM
I don't know what you spent on that mold. But if it was within reason, then if I were you, I would be happy with it. Beautiful boolits!
Bullshop
01-19-2009, 02:02 AM
Ya gottum seated upside down. The gas check goes on that end.
beagle
01-19-2009, 02:06 AM
I wouldn't worry about being taken. MB moulds are real jems when you find a good one and evidently you have. In their day and time, MB moulds were probably more sought after than H & Gs which were newcomers.
MB moulds fall into the same time category as the early Ideals, Cramers and Yankee moulds. In the 30s and just prior to and during WWII./beagle
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