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Chuckster Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2306 Location: Colorado Joined: May 15^th, 2008	Mold Jan 24^th, 2015 at 9:50am	Print Post
	Know it is a pistol bullet, but can anyone identify the maker of this mold. No markings. The rounded ends of the mold should help. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Thanks, Chuck


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Hi-Wall56 Full Member Offline Posts: 204 Location: Banks of the Brazos River Joined: Feb 11^th, 2011	Re: Mold Reply #1 - Jan 24^th, 2015 at 9:59am	Print Post
	Looks to me to be a custom mould for a light 45-70 bullet.


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QuestionableMaynard8130 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4144 Location: Benton Harbor MI Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: Mold Reply #2 - Jan 24^th, 2015 at 10:21am	Print Post
	To me the rounded corners on the mold make it look amateur done. hand shaped---a bit rough and non-symetrical-- and some of the screws look to be hardware store type. The sprue plate appears to be a stamping. the bevel base and the crimping groove make it look like a pistol bullet to me. I wonder what it'd make diameter with a hard pistol bullet alloy?

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John Boy Ex Member	Re: Mold Reply #3 - Jan 24^th, 2015 at 10:43am	Print Post
	Per eBay description: Quote: This is a single-cavity 0.457 bullet mold producing a 205 gr bullet suitable for the 45-70 cartridge. The bullet length is approximately 0.60 inches. The manufacturer is unknown


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Chuckster Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2306 Location: Colorado Joined: May 15^th, 2008	Re: Mold Reply #4 - Jan 24^th, 2015 at 11:48am	Print Post
	Here are some more molds form the same batch. It was an estate donation to a gun club. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Chuck


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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7611 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: Mold Reply #5 - Jan 24^th, 2015 at 1:17pm	Print Post
	It looks like a "one of" custom mold. It's not by anyone that makes molds for a living. While the cavity looks well made, the rest is just assymbled parts. Regualar 1/4" dowel pins at have been hand ground to give them a little more taper. A Lyman SC sprue plate and various machine screw types. If I had a need for it, I wouldn't hesitate using it, the cavity looks like it will product a very good bullet. My guess it that it was made for a oversize, cylinder and bore Colt PM. Frank

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Bullshot Junior Member Offline Posts: 78 Location: Ct Joined: Mar 1^st, 2008	Re: Mold Reply #6 - Jan 24^th, 2015 at 1:38pm	Print Post
	Maybe for a .455 Webley. Some of them had some weird throats and bores.

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Schutzenbob Frequent Elocutionist Offline Rheinisch-Westfälisc hen Sprengstoff-Fabriken Posts: 2265 Location: Nightingale, California Joined: Oct 24^th, 2005	Re: Mold Reply #7 - Jan 24^th, 2015 at 4:01pm	Print Post
	I just love to look at all the weird junk on eBay! What I believe that mold to be; is a 200 grain Ideal #452460 semi-wadcutter for a 45 ACP. Lyman/Ideal molds usually cast a bit large, and I doubt that the owner has actually cast bullets with it 'cause if he had he'd have included them in the picture. Now...someone has cut the mold down to make it lighter weight....I think
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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: Mold Reply #8 - Jan 24^th, 2015 at 4:23pm	Print Post
	By all the lead smeared on top of the block it would appear to have been used by the previous owner? I believe the lack of sample bullets would be due to this mould as well as the others being donated to the club for disposable income.

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QuestionableMaynard8130 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4144 Location: Benton Harbor MI Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: Mold Reply #9 - Jan 24^th, 2015 at 9:17pm	Print Post
	that crimp groove does not quite look the same as the crimp groove on the Ideal mold pictured to me

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Schutzenbob Frequent Elocutionist Offline Rheinisch-Westfälisc hen Sprengstoff-Fabriken Posts: 2265 Location: Nightingale, California Joined: Oct 24^th, 2005	Re: Mold Reply #10 - Jan 24^th, 2015 at 10:17pm	Print Post
	Yes QM, I agree! And there's also a lip on the mouth of the chamber (I like flat bases myself) and the mold looks a bit too large for a Lyman. One time I asked Paul Jones if he'd make me a small light weight version of one of his molds, but he said no.


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QuestionableMaynard8130 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4144 Location: Benton Harbor MI Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: Mold Reply #11 - Jan 25^th, 2015 at 3:10pm	Print Post
	looks like the original could have been longer and milled off on the base end leaving just the rim of the previous driving band to give a beveled base bullet---as I recall they were used a lot for revolver loading, I'm guessing it is a pistol bullet for a oversize bore rimmed 45 of some sort. I'd hate to do any serious casting with it. that base rim is ragged enough that getting bullets out would be a PITA.

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