H&G Moulds

Bret4207

Bret4207

At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Among the best ever, if not the THE best. Their gang moulds are the stuff dreams are made of.
 
RBHarter

RBHarter

West Central AR
I just wish my 8c didn't weigh 12# , but it makes so many so fast that I don't have to run it very long .

It's nice to only have 2 - 3 gr run out through a session throwing 1600 gr at a time out to cool . It's a #130 196 gr SWC , officially it's a 180 .
 
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Mowgli Terry

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Ditto on the good bullets. I have a H&G #50 four cavity that cast really nice 38 caliber wadcutters. My molds along with some old SAECO molds came from an estate sale.
 
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Mowgli Terry

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Creeker: The concave sprue plate: Did that feature actually help the uniformity of the bullets. Or was this feature just a pain in the butt. I didn't have any problems with the mold. I was using a ladle. The molds looked as if made for a bottom pour.
 
Creeker

Creeker

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My remark had to do with weight of the iron gang moulds. I'm not sure the terminology of "concave sprue plate". Are you saying the sprue plate isn't flat? Or are speaking of the pour holes in the plate? If the latter the holes on mine could be press againt a male pour spout & I'm sure would give better +&- weights but the Magma Pot has a flat pour spout so I've never tried.
 
RBHarter

RBHarter

West Central AR
Mine has about 60° acute cones in the trough that holds almost as much lead as the cavities , 3-4 oz per pour gross , about 1576 gr in bullets . I only have a ladle , it pours fine that way .
 
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Mowgli Terry

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The H&G sprue plate on the top was made like a trough. This trough was purposeful for what was my question. Also, thanks for the great videos.
 
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Mowgli Terry

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RBHarter: That makes sense. That feature was not limited to H&G Molds. Memory fails at this point. From what I have been led to believer cutting that trough or slot took some effort in the H&G shop. Just curious.
 
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Bret4207

Bret4207

At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Creeker said:
If you can hold them.
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Oh come on! They don't weigh an actual ton! I'll take the weight in exchange for temp uniformity and mould quality any day, to say nothing of ease of producing a large quantity of uniform bullets pretty darn fast.
 
Bret4207

Bret4207

At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Mowgli Terry said:
The H&G sprue plate on the top was made like a trough. This trough was purposeful for what was my question. Also, thanks for the great videos.
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Mine is the trough type and it seems to help if you pour like I do- A 1 lb Rowell ladle, or a ho'made ladle that holds closer to 2 lbs, with the mould held over the edge of a pot that holds over 40lbs. Start at the downhill end and fill the cavities progressively as you head uphill, finishing with the rest of the ladles contents poured over the high end. Anything not staying on the sprue plate runs back into the pot. I am one for leaving a very large sprue puddle on most moulds. I have a few that want a pressure cast with ladle spout to sprue plate contact, but most like a honkin' big puddle.
 
bruce381

bruce381

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Great its cold in the bay area and you enablers have me all hot to get out my 130bb and pour some.
I guess this weekend thats what i will do if SWMBO lets me. Lucky its only a 4 cav that is doable and they fall like rain.
 
CWLONGSHOT

CWLONGSHOT

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Like everyone here I love them. That extra thick spure plate the solid good looks and awesome preformance is outstanding.

Only one I consider close is the MP Brass molds.

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Mowgli Terry

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Most people who use the ladle forgo a mold guide. Right? That accounts for difficulty handling a four cavity or more mold. At least, it looks that way. The old SAECO molds could turn out some pretty nice bullets also.
 
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