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4570mike Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 462 Location: On the Peninsula Joined: Apr 11^th, 2013	Re: Bullet mold ponderings Reply #15 - Jan 19^th, 2022 at 8:34am	Print Post
	+++ on Accurate Molds. Have a number of them in various calibers. Just ordered another for 32-40. All are two or three cavity. My preference is offhand shooting, so no worrying about the order they are cast. Never noticed a difference between cavities even while weighing every slug.


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critter68 Senior Forum Member ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 293 Location: Wisconsin Joined: May 31^st, 2018	Re: Bullet mold ponderings Reply #16 - Jan 19^th, 2022 at 8:44am	Print Post
	Weaver? CPA was selling them for awhile not too long ago but I have no idea his status currently

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40_Rod Frequent Elocutionist Offline Extremism in the persuit of accuracy is not a vice Posts: 4285 Location: Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 20^th, 2004	Re: Bullet mold ponderings Reply #17 - Jan 19^th, 2022 at 10:26am	Print Post
	AS near as I can tell David Mos and Brooks are the only two that are making Schuetzen style bullet molds. Out of those two, I like Mos smaller blocks. Not a fan of gang molds as I dipper pour. 40 Rod


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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2104 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: Bullet mold ponderings Reply #18 - Jan 19^th, 2022 at 2:14pm	Print Post
	It has been mentioned above, more than once, that both Accurate and Noe are in the business of making moulds. Many being schuetzen style moulds, of high quality, and a multitude to choose from.

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Green_Frog Frequent Elocutionist Offline "It ain't easy being green" ASSRA Life #281 Posts: 4164 Location: Lynchburg, VA Joined: Apr 18^th, 2004	Re: Bullet mold ponderings Reply #19 - Jan 19^th, 2022 at 4:19pm	Print Post
	An additional name from the past is Bud Welch. I got one of his moulds in a package deal with a Ruger #1 he rebarreled in 32-40. The rifle and accessories showed up as a trade-in at a LGS here in town and nobody else knew what to do with it. It was a 200 grain, single cavity mould, but I know nothing more about it. I’m a believer in single cavity moulds and shooting my bullets in the order they were cast. No matter how good the maker, adding more cavities to the mould has to introduce at least some variation. My favorite bullet now is a 200 grain Barnett from a mould Keith Foster sold me years ago because it was too big for his bore. Lucky me!


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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2104 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: Bullet mold ponderings Reply #20 - Jan 19^th, 2022 at 7:11pm	Print Post
	Another was Ken Bresien. I only have one, made for a 38 caliber false muzzle barrel of his make. Casts a very good bullet.

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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2104 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: Bullet mold ponderings Reply #21 - Jan 19^th, 2022 at 7:16pm	Print Post
	Perhaps not the best, but a workable solution for double cavity moulds, is decide which cavity works best, fill the other with lead, and build up your biceps.

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Joe Do... Oldtimer ASSRA Board Member ASSRA Journal Editor Offline Posts: 663 Location: 'burbs of Chicago Joined: May 19^th, 2012	Re: Bullet mold ponderings Reply #22 - Jan 20^th, 2022 at 9:23pm	Print Post
	You can add ... Henry Beverage Werner Wolf (better known for those beautiful Schoyen-style re- & de-cappers) Ken Meyer (better known for his breech seaters but also made moulds)


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critter68 Senior Forum Member ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 293 Location: Wisconsin Joined: May 31^st, 2018	Re: Bullet mold ponderings Reply #23 - Jan 20^th, 2022 at 9:33pm	Print Post
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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: Bullet mold ponderings Reply #24 - Jan 20^th, 2022 at 9:35pm	Print Post
	Hopefully we will have another one coming on board. I have been helping a gentleman who has been waiting for his lathe, mill and the self centering vice. He and a friend have both taken an interest in making moulds and I believe it will be joint venture if I understood him right. Hopefully everything will end up working out for the best for him and or them and the last I heard his mill still had not arrived.

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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: Bullet mold ponderings Reply #25 - Jan 20^th, 2022 at 9:43pm	Print Post
	Fred Leeth is no longer with us from what I understand. Gail at CPA was trying to help his Wife sell his uncut mould blocks and asked if I might interested. That was also quite sometime back.

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gnoahhh Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1067 Location: Gaithersburg, MD Joined: Mar 31^st, 2010	Re: Bullet mold ponderings Reply #26 - Jan 20^th, 2022 at 10:21pm	Print Post
	I would wish them luck. With the absurd bullet shortages we're experiencing many newbies are turning to casting their own bullets as a way of staying in the game. That's putting a lot of pressure on the mainline mould makers and I think most of us can attest to the frustratingly long waits that results. New kids on the block venturing to make moulds are welcome IMO.


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Cbashooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1634 Location: Eastern Wa. Joined: Mar 31^st, 2018	Re: Bullet mold ponderings Reply #27 - Jan 20^th, 2022 at 11:25pm	Print Post
	rkba2nd wrote on Jan 19^th, 2022 at 7:11pm: Another was Ken Bresien. I only have one, made for a 38 caliber false muzzle barrel of his make. Casts a very good bullet. I have a Bresien 33 caliber tapered I'm excited to try when my 33-47 barrel gets back to me fitted to my 44-1/2 from CPA!


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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2104 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: Bullet mold ponderings Reply #28 - Jan 21^st, 2022 at 12:35am	Print Post
	Cbashooter, Is your 33-47 barrel a Bresien,and what is the groove diameter? The reason for asking, I have a Hubalek barrel on a Ballard pacific with a goove diameter of .340. I Had a Hoch nose pour mould made that casts a .342 205 gr bullet, also have a Ron Long mould I had Ron make for an oversize fine original Union Hill and had a friend open up the base band to .341. I have shot the Hubalek rifle with some bullets that came with the rifle when I purchased it some ten plus years ago. It showed good potential, but the bullets had bounced around in a cigar box, and the lube had dried so not a fair test and only had a few bullets to try. If your bullet shoots well, I was thinking of asking for a sample to approach Accurate about a copy. Same offer at your end if interested. Krag

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Tlf65 Participating Member Offline Posts: 10 Joined: May 2^nd, 2018	Re: Bullet mold ponderings Reply #29 - Jan 22^nd, 2022 at 12:20pm	Print Post
	I have three Accurate molds one in 45colt and the other two are for my 38-55. Tom does great work and my longest wait has been two weeks.


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