Scrounged up some descriptions for .313 diameter molds from a variety of sources. If some of you-all have better descriptions from Ideal or Lyman catalogs, please post to this thread with the correction or description of the boolit.
Disclaimer: It is well known that (at times) cherries have been used too long, with undersized cavities resulting. Some throats are too big compared to the groove diameter. Over time, manufacturers held different tolerances and dimensions for the chamber and bore. Different alloys will turn out different diameters. What follows below is simply a collection of the various Ideal and Lyman mold descriptions, which does NOT mean that any particular mold will cast a boolit like you expect. What does this mean? Slug your bore if you don't know the bore/groove dimensions for your gun. If the mold is undersize, you may have to beagle / lap it out some. [ed]
NOTE: Any loads mentioned are taken from period documents, and are not in any way tested. Please refer to modern loading manuals for safe loads. [ed]
v/r,
A fellow servant to the heavy metal
.313 is the proper diameter for bullets for the following: .32-30 Remington; .32 S. & W. Short; .32 S. & W. Long; .32 Harrington & Richardson; .32 Merwin & Hulbert ; .32 Colt's New Police, etc.
31355 This is the regular .32 S. & W. Short. (PB, RN, 85 - TP is 465)
31356 This is the regular .32-30 Remington. (PB, FN, 125 - TP is 8)
31357 This is the .32 Colt's New Police, and .32 S. & W. Long. (PB, FN, 100 - TP is 8)
31358 Round ball for light charge or short range practice. Too much powder will cause them to jump the rifling. The proper charge will do good work. (47)
315158 This is a special bullet used by some shooters; in the .32-40, .319 rifles it requires a thin paper patch. It is also the correct diameter for the Mannlicher rifle, 8 m/m. (PB, SP(?), 195 - TP is 226) Also 316158.
313226 Designed for the .32 S&W Long. The band in front of shell makes additional length of bearing. Suggest 2.5 grains of Bullseye. (PB, RN, 93 - TP is 226)
313249 Designed for the .32 S&W, with 2 grains of Bullseye. (PB, RN, 84 - TP is 226)
313260 Plain base bullet for .32-40 and also 30 calibers. (PB, FN, 173 - TP is 445)
313307 Long nose plain base for 30 calibers. (PB, RN, 220 - TP is 226)
313445 Wad cutter bullet designed for the .32 S&W Long. (PB, SWC, 95 - TP is 445)
313492 Wad cutter bullet designed for the .32 S&W Long with crimping groove. (PB, WC, 93 - TP is 495)
313493 Flat nose bullet designed for .32 S&W Long or other 32 calibers with crimping groove and wide grease band. (PB, FN, 104 FN - TP is 8)
313631 100 gr. SWC GC