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beltfed Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1827 Location: Central Wi Joined: Dec 20^th, 2007	What about a M C, LEMORE bullet mold? Aug 6^th, 2021 at 6:01pm	Print Post
	I have this borrowed mold with automatic sprue cutting and replaceable cavities. I would like to know more about it before I try hard to buy it. OH, it works "beautifully". TX, beltfed/arnie


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jeffer1942 Senior Forum Member ASSRA Target Sales Offline Posts: 296 Location: Chicago North suburb Joined: May 31^st, 2004	Re: What about a M C, LEMORE bullet mold? Reply #1 - Aug 6^th, 2021 at 9:08pm	Print Post
	What you have is a copy of a Pope automatic bullet mold.


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rodneys Oldtimer Offline Posts: 709 Location: Central Oklahoma Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2015	Re: What about a M C, LEMORE bullet mold? Reply #2 - Aug 6^th, 2021 at 9:59pm	Print Post
	Made by James Mclemore in the 80s. I have serial number 51. And it looks just like that one. I got mine from George Mccluney


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ssrifles Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 322 Joined: Mar 23^rd, 2009	Re: What about a M C, LEMORE bullet mold? Reply #3 - Aug 6^th, 2021 at 10:05pm	Print Post
	mr. mclemore made a great copy of pope's automatic mold.they are prized by anybody who owns one and if you get a chance to own it ,consider you're self very lucky. pope only made a very few of these. tony <><
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MrTipUp Frequent Elocutionist Offline Quality is to a product what character is to a man Posts: 1404 Location: Indiana Joined: Feb 19^th, 2020	Re: What about a M C, LEMORE bullet mold? Reply #4 - Aug 6^th, 2021 at 10:09pm	Print Post
	Mr. Mclemore appeared middle-aged in the one photo of him working that I remember seeing, and I think he also attempted to rifle barrels in the Pope style. He was located in Indiana, in the northwestern area, I think, and my impression is that he was in business for only a few years. In any case, his copies of Pope's Automatic Universal Mould were very nicely made. Bill Lawrence


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beltfed Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1827 Location: Central Wi Joined: Dec 20^th, 2007	Re: What about a M C, LEMORE bullet mold? Reply #5 - Aug 6^th, 2021 at 10:16pm	Print Post
	Indeed , this MC Lemor automatic mold is finely made from castings. I kind of thought it might be a copy or at least in the tradition of the Pope mold. This one is Ser No 72 Thank you beltfed/arnie


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OLD TUCK Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 469 Location: Middleborough MA Joined: Oct 5^th, 2017	Re: What about a M C, LEMORE bullet mold? Reply #6 - Aug 7^th, 2021 at 12:36pm	Print Post
	beltfed, If you cannot come to terms with the owner I would welcome the opportunity to try to buy it, Ha! FITZ, OLD TUCK. Hope this helps you make your decision. FITZ. OLD TUCK.


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burntwater Oldtimer Offline Posts: 604 Location: Michigan Joined: Feb 5^th, 2018	Re: What about a M C, LEMORE bullet mold? Reply #7 - Aug 7^th, 2021 at 1:28pm	Print Post
	Boggles the mind what a fascinating mold . I’d like very much to hear from an owner/user how it is used and the do’s and don’t’s. And what was Pope thinking designing and building such a device ? Was it broad shot marketing or more specific ?


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Flatlander Oldtimer Online Posts: 712 Location: Warm Arizona Joined: Apr 24^th, 2004	Re: What about a M C, LEMORE bullet mold? Reply #8 - Aug 7^th, 2021 at 10:29pm	Print Post
	One has to.wonder if the casting molds are kicking around somewhere that someone could revive them? I sure would like one just "because." Flatlander

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kensmachine Oldtimer Offline Posts: 574 Joined: Nov 21^st, 2012	Re: What about a M C, LEMORE bullet mold? Reply #9 - Aug 8^th, 2021 at 1:08am	Print Post
	one woud need to talk to rodney about the molds Ken


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OLD TUCK Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 469 Location: Middleborough MA Joined: Oct 5^th, 2017	Re: What about a M C, LEMORE bullet mold? Reply #10 - Aug 8^th, 2021 at 11:57am	Print Post
	The Pope desire was to have a Universal Mold the took different Cavitys and was fast to use. I have seen somewhere in print a statement that his tool could creat 1200 bullets per hour. Now I cannot remember where and have no idea if the figure is correct. But I do know of a couple in our area and nobody that has one and cavitys that are correct for some Rifle they own that will even consider selling them, except of course until age and or ill health shows them a horizon on their shooting activity's. HTH Regards FITZ, OLD TUCK.


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beltfed Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1827 Location: Central Wi Joined: Dec 20^th, 2007	Re: What about a M C, LEMORE bullet mold? Reply #11 - Aug 8^th, 2021 at 9:49pm	Print Post
	I have to say that on the one run I made with the LEMORE/pope mold, it is indeed fast. Just open and dump, refill, open and dump,etc. What with the brass or bronze "cavity" it heated up to temp very quickly,too. Imagine, this mold (holder) would be very expensive to reproduce, what with the castings and then much precise machining. I suppose CNC would help speed up mfg. But, how many of us would pay a fair modern price and therefore how many would be sold. It would have to be a "labor of love" for someone to build some of these. Probably not profitable beltfed/arnie
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beltfed Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1827 Location: Central Wi Joined: Dec 20^th, 2007	Re: What about a M C, LEMORE bullet mold? Reply #12 - Mar 5^th, 2022 at 5:26pm	Print Post
	As of Yesterday, I now own the MC LEMORE automatic bullet mold. The cavity is at this time a copy of the old Saeco RG4 30 caliber conical nose gas check bullet beltfed/arnie
	« Last Edit: Mar 5^th, 2022 at 5:40pm by beltfed »

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ISS Oldtimer Offline Posts: 570 Joined: Feb 24^th, 2013	Re: What about a M C, LEMORE bullet mold? Reply #13 - Mar 5^th, 2022 at 7:00pm	Print Post
	beltfed, I have always thought these were great machine skills. If you change your mind, I would be very happy to take it off your hands, and provide you with a lucrative profit. Rich


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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: What about a M C, LEMORE bullet mold? Reply #14 - Mar 5^th, 2022 at 7:15pm	Print Post
	Not an auto cut off mould but here is one Barry Darr made and B&D / Borton and Darr once offered for sale. This one just happens to be Barry's own personal inter changeable bullet mould and also quite rare. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

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