The first mould has arrived. The stock item: Accurate # 35-250B for the 348 Winchester. I ordered this mould in addition to the custom one. Both will be sent to Erik Ohlen for hollowpointing. But...
Type: Posts; User: Texasflyboy
The first mould has arrived. The stock item: Accurate # 35-250B for the 348 Winchester. I ordered this mould in addition to the custom one. Both will be sent to Erik Ohlen for hollowpointing. But...
Thank you all for your input. Several molds have been ordered.
Tom
I am requesting forum help & input on selection of a 348 Winchester Gas Check Bullet Mould Design from Accurate molds. I am interested in having a two cavity iron mould made for a Browning Model 71...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Years ago, in the 20th century, I picked up a RCBS Manual Brass trimmer at a gunshow for $5. Somebody was cleaning house and on impulse I purchased it. I used it a few times, but quickly tired of...
The adjustment of the standard Hensley and Gibbs mould (Post 1940's) is via the threaded hinge bolt *and* the dowel alignment pins. The threaded stud on the hinge bolt is captured by the threaded...
Ideal Armory Mould #308280 – Eight Cavity for the .30 Caliber US Rifles (30-40 Krag/03/M1917)
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Almost 13 years ago I acquired a pair of IDEAL ARMORY moulds via eBay. Both are...
Forum: Cast Boolits
One of the best performing .38/.357 designs I've ever come across. The Lyman 358156 Gas Check, but in Hensley Gibbs form, as design #135.
https://www.hensleygibbs.com/Design135.htm
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This is a Public Service Announcement. I've been helping folks with Hensley & Gibbs molds for over 25 years. From time to time, because of my website, people contact me directly for help. Since I...
The big eight and ten cavity Hensley & Gibbs gang molds work best if heated to the point where the bullets dropping are uniformly frosted. In other words, hotter than they need to be. Once you get...
Use a handheld propane torch or a mapp torch to melt the lead. That's what I've used. Try a small area first. And go slowly.
If you want to try a low impact method (to avoid damaging the wood...
Forum: Our Town
Don't know how many are AM, but there are thousands of online radio stations with this app. I use it when driving cross country to stay connected to my home station, WMAL in DC.
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I donated the Hensley & Gibbs hammer mold from the 2007 thread. Hard to believe that was nearly 16 years ago. That hammer mould made its rounds until one of the members decided he really liked it...
The lowest risk most cost effective way to obtain six cavity Hensley & Gibbs handles would be to buy another six cavity mould that already has handles. As an FYI, six, 8 and 10 cavity mould handles...
Pm me your address. I’ll send you two screws modified. If they work send me your originals in Trade.
The best way to do what you want is to lop off the screw heads and cut slots for a flat head screwdriver in top of the remaining bolt shank. I used to advocate replacing the OEM bolt with a two...
Stand by. Answer forthcoming.
The short answer is to cut the screw heads off. Then using a dremel tool with a cutoff wheel carefully cut a flat head screwdriver slot in the bolt shank. Now the...
Posted as a public service to potential bidders on 155210883827. In my personal opinion, based on over 30 years of looking at eBay auctions and pictures, the interior cavities have been cleaned with...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Great way to start off 2022. The Hensley & Gibbs #50, plain base, button nose, ~146 grain wadcutter, Remington-Peters Wadcutter brass, Winchester small pistol primer, 3.5 grains of Bullseye and a...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Link to my Homemade Pot:
https://www.hensleygibbs.com/TCD/articles/castingpot.htm
Valve:
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How I built my spout:
Forum: Casting Equipment
Hard to believe its been 15+ years since I made this casting pot. For the last 4 years its been idle, work and family have taken most of my time but in a fortunate series of events due to the...
You are correct. 10 cavity molds stop at .358"-361". Over that size you could only order 8 cavity.
#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...
As you may remember (or not) from a few of the articles I've posted here, I started a love affair with Hensley & Gibbs bullets moulds in the early 1990's when I started casting again after a hiatus...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |