CWLONGSHOT
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Never herd if or saw this one before...
Of coarse it didn't stop me from buying it.
What do I have?
Of coarse it didn't stop me from buying it.
What do I have?
Lyman 452664
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L Ross
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A mould designed for CAS. Two friends were shooing a Uberti repro of an early SAA, with screw base pin retention system and 4 clicks up in Virginia last weekend. One of them had a box of .45 Colt I loaded with 8 grains of Unique. and the 452644. He managed to hit a 6" popper at 100 yards to release the running Moose target a couple of times with not many attempts.Never herd if or saw this one before...
Of coarse it didn't stop me from buying it.
What do I have?
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When we got back to our homes there were some frantic phone calls regarding the whereabouts of the 4 cavity mould they had been cast from. I told Big Bird he had it from when he got the Model 97 FA from me. I got the NOE 270 gran SWC from him. The 644 will fit shorter cylinders. Should also make a "big hitter" with the Auto Rim or in ACP cylinders in revolvers with both .45 Colt and ACP cylinders. Plenty of meplat there.
He found the mould and all is well.
fiver
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you have my most favorite mold ever.
45 Colt it is all over the place unless you have a model 1873 lever rifle, or a Browning B-92, all the others are GTG.
works in the Casull and 450 or 45 win. mag too.
it's also a champ paper wrapped in the 45-70 when made from junk soft i dunno lead, for mundane stuff like Deer shooting.
i've run it on top of pretty much everything from Clay's to H-110 when cast from plain old WW type alloy.
it took my first few deer after i moved to Idaho since i didn't have a 'real' hunting rifle and had to use the old 92 or not go.
45 Colt it is all over the place unless you have a model 1873 lever rifle, or a Browning B-92, all the others are GTG.
works in the Casull and 450 or 45 win. mag too.
it's also a champ paper wrapped in the 45-70 when made from junk soft i dunno lead, for mundane stuff like Deer shooting.
i've run it on top of pretty much everything from Clay's to H-110 when cast from plain old WW type alloy.
it took my first few deer after i moved to Idaho since i didn't have a 'real' hunting rifle and had to use the old 92 or not go.
CWLONGSHOT
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The mold arrived at the PO today but too late for me to get there so Ill grab it in the AM.
CW
CW
CWLONGSHOT
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Bottom line; What a nice casting mold!!!!
BUT, PO opened the sprue plate holes GIANT!!
I swapped also used a new wave washer.
MUCH EASIER!!!
Mold ran like a swiss watch. Only problems was as my spigot slowed. It likes a full stream otherwise can get minor wrinkles.
I coated in Tool Steel & a mix of grey/Green
I made one dummy to set dies.
Load tomorrow maybe.
CW
BUT, PO opened the sprue plate holes GIANT!!
I swapped also used a new wave washer.
MUCH EASIER!!!
Mold ran like a swiss watch. Only problems was as my spigot slowed. It likes a full stream otherwise can get minor wrinkles.
I coated in Tool Steel & a mix of grey/Green
I made one dummy to set dies.
Load tomorrow maybe.
CW
CWLONGSHOT
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Did I buy this from you? (Was eBay so I dont know everyones "handles".)
If your just wanting ta try some. Id be honored ta cast some for ya.
CWLONGSHOT
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I sized mine to .454. I didnt measure but, They was larger then either of the LEE bullets. Both of those sized down to .454 but not by much at all. The Lyman was quite large and noticeably sized down.
L Ross
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Nope, my 4 cavity went to my buddy Big Bird along with a Freedom Arms Model 97. He gave me an NOE 280 grain swc. I forget who designed that one. Some gun writer in Handloader maybe?