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Mold ID please.
Feb 25th, 2023 at 9:48pm
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Anyone familiar with the odd divots on this mold.  Who made the mold? The mold is unmarked.
  
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Reply #1 - Feb 25th, 2023 at 10:03pm
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I saw that one ,I think it was advertised as 
38 caliber. im curious as well.
  
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Reply #2 - Feb 25th, 2023 at 10:07pm
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Cbashooter wrote on Feb 25th, 2023 at 10:03pm:
I saw that one ,I think it was advertised as 
38 caliber. im curious as well.



It turned out to be .309. I was hoping it would be .357-8. It can be lapped and used in my Maynard 32-20. Length is perfect.
  
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Reply #3 - Feb 25th, 2023 at 10:10pm
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Do those dimples mess how the handle slide in the slot? it looks like It  pushed some metal down.
  
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Reply #4 - Feb 25th, 2023 at 11:18pm
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Probably related to the manufacturing process.  Maybe it was held in a centering vise.
  
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Reply #5 - Feb 26th, 2023 at 12:34am
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Cbashooter wrote on Feb 25th, 2023 at 10:10pm:
Do those dimples mess how the handle slide in the slot? it looks like It  pushed some metal down.



Yes, metal is pushed down and that would make for a closer fit. I was thinking the same as Jack and that caused me to think about a maker.
  
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Reply #6 - Feb 26th, 2023 at 11:36am
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Don't know, but have used a similar method to tighten the fit of a side hammer on the tumbler shaft.
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Reply #7 - Feb 28th, 2023 at 8:20pm
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Seems to me I've seen those marks on other bullet molds. I'm sure it was to tighten up the fit to handles.

Did some casting with it and found it casts a 137.7 gr bullet at .315 which just happens to be an almost perfect fit in my Maynard 32-20.
  
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