Mold actual size??

[catkiller45]

I am looking for a 44 cal mold that cast .433. Do the molds cast a true size.. I have a bunch of hard cast .430 dia. That are worthless in my Henry. Thinking about a molt and melting these down. Any comments. Thanks.

[megasupermagnum]

Molds rarely cast exactly to size. Look at Arsenal molds. They have a couple of options for .434" molds. You will probably also need a .432"X.436" expander from NOE as well, or try sizing your brass with a Lee carbide crimp die (without the crimp sleeve).

[murf205]

I will tell you this. I have several molds from Accurate Molds and when Tom says they will cast .002 larger, he is spot on. You must give him the mix you will cast with and I have not had a single one to miss that mark. Email him and he can plumb up your problem. When you go to the "configure a mold" section of his order process, you can specify diameter.

[mehavey]

I have a bunch of hard cast .430 dia. That are worthless in my Henry.

Cast them SOFT -- dead soft/30-1 -- and try them.

One of the biggest disasters to hit cast bullets
has been the fabled 'goodness' of "hard cast"

[charlie b]

As stated above, most molds will cast to the size stated IF you use the alloy specified by the mfg (or tell the mfg which alloy you will be using).