Old casting stuff you want to see

[Wolfdog91]

What old casting stuff would you like to see brought back ? Possibly re designed a little with modern material and methods?
Think this ideal adjustable mold would be cool along with the ideal tools with the build in mold and loading stuff.. think the survivalist types would love something like that lol
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[Recycled bullet]

Thank you for sharing the pictures. I enjoyed reading them.

[Hossfly]

I do like the prices of that older equipment. Probably good prices now days but in the day people didnt have the money then either.

[45workhorse]

Neat stuff!

[cwtebay]

Very cool stuff!
That would roughly equate to what we are paying today for a comparable mould ( 34x$3.50)

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[Harter66]

Accurate can make a mould for hollow base the you just need an adjustable base pin made . Hoch probably makes one as well if they would be readily converted. M-P runs HB moulds also .

Accurate will also cut multiple designs in a single block set so you could have a .460 RB , 300-350gr , 405 , and 535 for a 45-70 or 458 . Maybe a .360RB , 125 and 158 SWC and a 250 to cover 9 , 38/357 and a 35 cal rifle .
I have a Lyman .378 RB and 140 RF I use for a 36 C&B .

The tong tool and 310 types are still available. Otherwise the Lee hand press is the next step .

[M-Tecs]

Not casting per say but I have a soft spot for the old duplex powder measure like the Ideal #6 or from the big-name smiths of the day.

https://www.reloadingtool.com/ideal-no-6-powder-measures

https://www.pbase.com/halp/schuetzen_measures

[Green Frog]

I’m not sure it would be sufficiently useful to be worthwhile, but how about a Perfection-style pistol bullet mould in 32 cal. It would have a bunch of small, narrow grease grooves and go from 65-95 grains. On larger caliber pistol bullets this same concept could be scaled up.
Froggie

[405grain]

I would like to see the return of the old Saeco casting pot. Those things were built to last and worked great.

[Jack Stanley]

Hensley&Gibbs molds , including the rifle designs .

Jack

[Thumbcocker]

I’m not sure it would be sufficiently useful to be worthwhile, but how about a Perfection-style pistol bullet mould in 32 cal. It would have a bunch of small, narrow grease grooves and go from 65-95 grains. On larger caliber pistol bullets this same concept could be scaled up.
Froggie

Fly that .32 flag proudly Froggie.

[firefly1957]

Thanks for the BLAST from the past !

In 1985 I ordered and have a Lyman .50 caliber mould smooth sided for paper patching, last I saw it is also out of production . It gives bullets from about 440 grains to 712 grains . The older makers had a lot of great ideals that should still be made as there is a market .

[Jtarm]

Hensley&Gibbs molds , including the rifle designs .

Jack

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[reddog81]

NOE has adjustable molds. https://noebulletmolds.com/site/shop/bullet-moulds/355-9mm/htc356-90-rf-ch5/htc356-90-rf-ch5-2-cavity-hollow-base/

9mm bullets with 90 grain HB, 115 grain, 124 grain and 147 grain depending on the base pin used.

[deces]

Readily available lead.

[bruce381]

primers

[MT Gianni]

Someone made an adjustable dipper that you could easily make two piece bullets from. It was written up in the late 80's or early 90's by Ross Seyfreid. I looked for a while and finally found an address but they were long sold by that time. You could run two pots and drop pure lead into a mold and a minute latter fill with a harder alloy.

Beside tools, I would love to have the ability to speak again with Art Green and Bill Ferguson. Those two long departed gentlemen knew more about bullet alloying than almost anyone who ever lived, and were secure enough to share it.