Not too far from my home we have what is billed as the largest flea market in the midwest. While we were there once I bought an old beat up Louisville Slugger, I cut it down and I use one piece for my mold mallet. I've never needed to do more than tap the molds.
I have been known to use a tree branch, but these days a lead mallet made from copper fittings and a drop of rebar. Much less work than the branch
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Got a longer hinge bolt, Brass shoulder bushing to go under it and #8 screw and bolt with aluminum spacer for the plate hole. Cut Sprue with light wood stick, as a lever between the 2. No hot hand anymore and it will cut a cold Sprue no problem. No shock to the pivot bolt and aluminum mould. Sprue just drop into the bucket. 5$ for parts for 2 moulds at HW store. Haven't found the right shouldered bolt yet, if plate makers bent the 'finger' up, even simpler. 4x pistol mould is next. Got a large flat blade craftsman screw driver I can use as lever and handle bolt tapper.
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Axe handle it got for $4 or $5 somewhere. Works great. Was looking for something really good and figured that would work till I got something better. After using it I haven't looked for anything else since.
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GONRA uses a "handy lumber / scrap - cutoff". WEAR GLOVES / GOGGLES !!!
I use a cut off from a kids ball bat. It's still going strong after at least 40yrs. Before that an assortment of chair legs and such.
I use an old piece of hardwood dowel which is maybe 1" or 1 1/4" in diameter. I can't do too much damage if I miss the hinge bolt and hit the mold.
I use a nightstick,billy club or whatever you want to call it. Works great. I've been using it since the late 1980's.
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A Bodock billet about 10" long and roughly hammer diameter . Why ? Because it's been in the family for years and that's good enough for me . I have several other things that I have used but this has always been my favorite .
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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 |