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JerryH Frequent Elocutionist Offline ASSRA Member #10876 Posts: 1240 Location: Easton, CA Joined: Nov 9^th, 2014	Lyman 3117 Bullet Mould Mar 13^th, 2023 at 8:20pm	Print Post
	Cartridges Of The World mentions a Lyman 3117 bullet mould. I know it's an obsolete mould but I would like to know/see what it looks like. Measurements would be nice also. My Lyman Cast Bullet books don't list it and my internet searches haven't turned up anything. Anyone have any info at all?

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11451 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Lyman 3117 Bullet Mould Reply #1 - Mar 13^th, 2023 at 8:54pm	Print Post
	Interesting bullet for the 32-35 Stevens and Maynard. 153 grains.

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JerryH Frequent Elocutionist Offline ASSRA Member #10876 Posts: 1240 Location: Easton, CA Joined: Nov 9^th, 2014	Re: Lyman 3117 Bullet Mould Reply #2 - Mar 13^th, 2023 at 9:17pm	Print Post
	Thanks Joe! That's the one. Does it list the length anywhere?

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11451 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Lyman 3117 Bullet Mould Reply #3 - Mar 13^th, 2023 at 9:45pm	Print Post
	No, I didn't see a length. I shoot a very similar bullet in my Maynard 32-20 and it measures about .850 in length.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11451 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Lyman 3117 Bullet Mould Reply #4 - Mar 13^th, 2023 at 9:50pm	Print Post
	Frank Elliot used to shoot a 32-35. He might know all about it.

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JerryH Frequent Elocutionist Offline ASSRA Member #10876 Posts: 1240 Location: Easton, CA Joined: Nov 9^th, 2014	Re: Lyman 3117 Bullet Mould Reply #5 - Mar 13^th, 2023 at 9:58pm	Print Post
	Thanks Joe. What's the twist on your barrel and what does your bullet weigh? I'll try and contact Frank also.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11451 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Lyman 3117 Bullet Mould Reply #6 - Mar 13^th, 2023 at 10:04pm	Print Post
	The twist is 16 and the groove dia is .317. Maynard was way ahead of Paul Shuttleworth..... If I remember right , they weigh 157.

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JerryH Frequent Elocutionist Offline ASSRA Member #10876 Posts: 1240 Location: Easton, CA Joined: Nov 9^th, 2014	Re: Lyman 3117 Bullet Mould Reply #7 - Mar 13^th, 2023 at 10:13pm	Print Post
	Thanks again Joe.

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Cbashooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1569 Location: Eastern Wa. Joined: Mar 31^st, 2018	Re: Lyman 3117 Bullet Mould Reply #8 - Mar 13^th, 2023 at 10:36pm	Print Post
	Mine and Val's friend Bob down in Colton Oregon has this mold and he cherish is it. Way back when probably in the sixties he sent a mold back to Lyman that was faulty and they didn't have a replacement. In the letter Lyle Kilborn (working for lyman at the time)recommended this mold and sent it to him.


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Dellet Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1088 Joined: May 19^th, 2017	Re: Lyman 3117 Bullet Mould Reply #9 - Mar 13^th, 2023 at 10:48pm	Print Post
	From the Stevens catalog. I just got a mould for my 32-35 last week. 1.050” long, 185 grains in 1/25. Diameter is .316” for a .315” groove. Shows potential with 1/16 twist and cull bullets forming brass.


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JerryH Frequent Elocutionist Offline ASSRA Member #10876 Posts: 1240 Location: Easton, CA Joined: Nov 9^th, 2014	Re: Lyman 3117 Bullet Mould Reply #10 - Mar 13^th, 2023 at 11:40pm	Print Post
	Thanks for posting the page from the catalog.

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Bent_Ramrod Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1456 Location: Southern Arizona Joined: Feb 8^th, 2006	Re: Lyman 3117 Bullet Mould Reply #11 - Mar 14^th, 2023 at 11:08am	Print Post
	The 3117 I have is at the end of an Ideal #6 reloading tool for the .32-35 Stevens, so marked. By my calipers, the cavity looks to be 0.950” long. I shot up the bullets I cast from it a long time back, so I can’t measure one; however it sized to 0.311” without effort. Casting with one of those Ideal tools requires a fairly high tolerance of pain.


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Cbashooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1569 Location: Eastern Wa. Joined: Mar 31^st, 2018	Re: Lyman 3117 Bullet Mould Reply #12 - Mar 14^th, 2023 at 6:12pm	Print Post
	The SAECO #630 though lighter with less bands it is very similar in nose shape when I sat them side by side.This is a 20 year ago memory but it was like the 630 was inspired by the 3117. It is an often underappreciated Is plainbase 30 caliber.


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Sure shot Oldtimer Offline Posts: 901 Location: East central Iowa Joined: Jun 22^nd, 2020	Re: Lyman 3117 Bullet Mould Reply #13 - Mar 14^th, 2023 at 8:09pm	Print Post
	Accurate molds 31-150 A thru D are also very similar in design to the ideal 3117. I have an Ideal 308241 154 round nose mold, that I am going to try with my 44 1/2 .32-35 project when finished. As cast the bullets are .312” and .860” long.


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semtav Full Member Offline Posts: 100 Joined: Oct 2^nd, 2009	Re: Lyman 3117 Bullet Mould Reply #14 - Mar 16^th, 2023 at 8:11pm	Print Post
	What length/ Dia are you looking for Jerry? The ideal 311264 looks to be very similar. I just acquired one.


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