Two molds in calibers I don't have. Then I'd need more guns. More fun!
Two molds in calibers I don't have. Then I'd need more guns. More fun!
I would have to have a 41 mag 230 SWC and a 357 WFN 180. These would feed all of my 41's and all of my 38 Spec/357 rounds and would make good defense or hunting rounds in either pistols or rifles.
Is this one of those trick questions? Ya know, like during an interrogatory... I cannot, for the life of me, imagine having but two moulds. Ever. How can that be... ???
TomBulls, thanks for asking. I really must go now.
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No way I could get by with two molds. I have three different calibers in muzzleloaders ,
(45, 50 and 54) 12 and 20 gauge slugs, 9 mm ,38 special, 357, 44 mag , 45acp and 45 colt. In rifles I mold for 22 hornet, 223, 270W, 7MM, 308, 7.62X39, 7.62 x 54and 338 WMag plus a 45-70 . What would be the fun in only two molds?
Easy, the one I'm using and the one I will use next.
As for buying more moulds, do what I do. Decide what you really expect those new moulds to do that existing ones don't. Will they be more accurate? Save lead? What real need can you determine exists to justify the purchase? Is is coming from a guy who tends to use one mould for one cartridge in most cases. I don't buy many moulds but do research each purchase before buying.
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Just two. I'll simply have to cut that down to two molds for 30 caliber rifle. Even that's hard.
For my 30-30 Model 94 Winchester. Saeco 30-150-FN. Because it shoots great and fits nicely down my Star size press for mass volume production. Drop bullet in nose first. Base protrudes just enough to push a gas check onto, then stroke. Next bullet pushes out the one in die just like running pistol bullets. Longer 180 grain bullets are tippy and I just use my Lyman 4500 push pull at about 1/4 the production rate. Short front band to bore taper means they always chamber in my 94. Great volume load with no worries over function. Although they did not feed well in my daughters 336 Marlin. but that's just one more reason I'm not a marlin 336 fan.
30-06 boolit:
I have a beautiful brass three cavity MP mold by MiHec in Slovenia. It's a HP with a couple pin sizes and a FN pin. 180 grain with a tapered nose like Lyman's #311332. It's just to good to do without. By altering alloy and HP pin I can tailor a load to either blow up on a varmint or punch through a 300 pound animal.
That's my two bullets. However for bear or anything large. I'd want one of my 200 or 220 grain 30 calibers with no compromise.
However while I've been bear hunting. I've no immediate plans for such a hunt. I do have a box of 100 Sierra 220 grain RN that would get that bear hunt done on the cheep. But in my real world I have a long wait on an MP 215 grain Hp boolit mold. And a couple 200 grain boolit molds I like. But yes if I had to I could run a 150 and 180 grain 30 caliber. Fact is though I've never been that hungry.
I have a machine shop, I would just make more. Same as if you could only have one gun thread
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Just having a bit of fun, TomBulls. Please take no offence. You did pose a serious question.
I can in no way give an honest reply to "limit or justify" to any boolit caster as to how many moulds, in number, he may own. For example, I have bought firearms, pistol and rifle, for which I had no mould that would match the caliber. Or bore. Buying the gun was my justification. Or, I'd buy a discontinued mould because is was declared as 'now out-of-production'. Back in the day e-Bay was my single most source of moulds. Buy the mould, find a gun to fit. Fertile ground for a psycho-analytical exam? There have been whispers in my absence......
Please take note: none of the above put my house in financial jeopardy.
Best Regards,
Wt.
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"Fear is a reaction, courage is a decision"
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Ha, most people do it the other way around! They find a gun they want to shoot and then go find a mould to make it shoot better! However, it is the cheaper investment to start with a mould....
Only two??!! I need way more than that.
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Easy question. Lyman 429421 4 cavity and noe 311202 brass 4 cav with 3 sets of pins.
44 mould will cover my revolvers and levers
Noe mould will cover all my 30 calibers.
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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 |