I'd sure like to figure a way to get a handful of that bullet to try in case that mold ever shows up for purchase. I've always been intrigued by it, but nobody ever talks much about it, seems to me.
If there was a buy for it, I sure as heck missed it. 
And, it's nice to hear that it did well in my newest favorite load of 13.6 gr of 4759- Thanks again Mr. Frog!

It is not a "FRENCH" bullet it is named after W.H. French who designed it. It is a Pointed bullet and looks like about a 200 Gr. 
I think I have a Cavity but I have not tried it. Its number is 
319323 in the old Lyman Handbook of Cast Bullets. It may actually have come from Ideal. I need to find mine and see if the Blocks are stamped Ideal on one side and Lyman on the other. HTH Regards, FITZ.

Thanks Frank- I had seen the old pictures in ancient Ideal books, but never the specs. I'm a bit surprised to see the length is well over an inch. Did these fair well in 16-twist barrels? The longest I've shot in my rifle has been a little shy of an inch. Worth trying, or not, you guys?
I just came in from casting (nice morning) and I'm bullet 'konshus' at the moment. Or is it unconscious?

Pat,
I will stabilize in a 16 twist.

Vall,
This bullet is made in three different base band diameters:

.321
.323
.325

This is the .325:

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Lyman - Ideal French Bullet 319323;

This is all the info that I have on French.

W. H. French

CMichael Petrov,

Charlie, I never dug into Mr. French and the little I have I'm not even sure it's the same man. I'll run this post by Jim Foral, this is his type of stuff and he may have already done the research.

1900 United States Federal Census 
W French 
Name: W French
[W H French] 
Home in 1900: Leadville, Lake, Colorado 
Age: 39 
Birth Date: May 1861 
Birthplace: Pennsylvania 
Race: White 
Ethnicity: American 
Gender: Male 
Relationship to head-of-house: Head 
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania 
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania 
Spouse's Name: Bessie P 
Marriage Year: 1887 
Marital Status: Married 
Years Married: 13 
Residence : Leadville City, Lake, Colorado 
Occupation: View on Image 
Neighbors: View others on page 
Household Members: Name Age 
W French 39 
Bessie P French 32 
William H French 10 
Anna D French 11 
Arthur B French 4

Krag 1902,
I've always had a semi-interest in Mr. French, and have made a lot of notes detailing the whereabouts of information on the guy. Maybe one day I can amass enough data to put something together. Most of what I have found concerns his background as a rifle competitor. In 1899 he was alive and well in Brattleboro, VT and shooting in some of RECREATION magazine's postal matches. I lost sight of him until 1907 at which time he was relocated and living in New York. In 1909 his contributions to the sporting magazines carried a return address of Newark, NJ. In 1910 he was in Manhatten belonging to the Manhatten Rifle and Revolver Club, where Walter Hudson held the post as president. Evidently he and Hudson were very chummy at the time; in one match they shared a rilfe - a rimfire Ballard going from memory. Hudson had a bad habit of forgetting ammunition, sights, etc. and it may have been French's rifle they both shot at the match. Both shot at an International Cable Match (revolver?) in 1909. This is what I have been able to come up with quickly. I don't know when he moved to Colorado.
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Michael Petrov,
French was president of the Leadville, Colorado Rifle club and Vice-president of the Colorado Rifle Association in September, 1902.
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On the NOE link, the brass molds are noted, all other molds are made of aluminium.

Frank