? ? ? LYMAN 311672 160 Grain 2 cavity Silhouette ? ? ?

[Ben]

Do you have an opinion on this mould.
Good or bad ? ?

311672

Ben

 

[fiver]

I shoot the rcbs silh. counterpart,,,, a lot... like 8 lbs of 4895 behind it in a month more than once,, a lot.
I'd have to see some measurements on the Lyman before I really had an opinion on it.

 

[Ben]

OK thanks.
Can someone chime in and offer some measurements on the cast bullets from your particular mould ?

 

[RicinYakima]

I have one; nose .300" and bands .310" from linotype. Not very useful in my 03's, but I keep it around for the 308 Winchester I shoot once in a while.

 

[CZ93X62]

I assume the nose portion is a bore-rider. I would roll the bones on one of these, only because I have a very well-dimensioned 30-06 in the gun safe.

 

[Ben]

I am reading a lot about nose and bands running small.
I don't need one if that is the case..............

Ben

 

[Tomme boy]

You mean there is a mold that you do NOT have @Ben ? We were pretty sure you have every 30cal mold made by now! LOL

 

[CZ93X62]

Ben--just my take on the matter--with the semi-custom mouldmakers like Accurate, NOE, and Mountain Molds now available to us and able to make 30 caliber moulds to whatever specs are required, I would be very reluctant to risk money on a Lyman mould. They are a GAMBLE--the semi-custon guys are a sure thing, and will make it right if a problem occurs. Sure--I have a NICE 30-06......300" by .308" 4-groove Mauser pattern and .3085" throat. A Lyman mould from wherever would probably work. But Accurate will make it RIGHT--FOR SURE--and at only slightly more cost.

 

[Ben]

Allen,

Very good advice you've offered that I think I'll follow.

Thanks,
Ben

 

[Ian]

The Accurate mould cavities will also be round and will align with each other, in addition to casting the size you spec with the alloy you spec. And if you want to REALLY treat yourself, get him to cut you one of his steel moulds, they cast as well or better than Mehanite ever did.

 

[Ben]

Ian,

You are the tempter...........................

 

[CZ93X62]

Ian totally called it--my next mould will be exactly that, weight be d---ed.

 

[Wallyl]

I had one and was disappointed with its' performance in my Rem 700 .308 Win....IMHO the nose diameter was too small and so it didn't bore ride as it was designed to do. I traded for a RCBS 165 SIL-GC...it too had a nose that was too small, so I Beagled it and it is now superbly accurate. Perhaps had I Beagled the 311672 it too would have provided excellent accuracy.

 

[Ben]

UUmmm, why buy a mould that you know you'll have to " beagle " to get the proper dia. ? ? ?

Nope, not me..............

 

[Wallyl]

I agree.....but you won't know for sure if the nose will be wide enough until you buy/try one. I may lap out the nose on mine this winter so Beagling will be unnecessary.

 

[Ian]

Hmmmm, lessee.....$85 for a total gamble, or $140 for a guaranteed perfect mould in about a month. BTW, Tom's 2C steel alloy blocks are heavy but not nearly as heavy as brass. If you already have a Lyman and it's too small, lap it ROUND only and Beagle it with the latest technology...POWDER COAT. There are a bunch of craptastic undersized, late model Lyman moulds I sent down the road and now I wish I had most of them back since powder coat shake'n'bake has been perfected.

 

[Wallyl]

Fun isn't it. However nose rider bullets have to be within .001" of the grooves to chamber. The old style Loverign style bullets may have been better than we thought.

 

[Ian]

There have been some voices in the wilderness....

 

[RicinYakima]

Fun isn't it. However nose rider bullets have to be within .001" of the grooves to chamber. The old style Loverign style bullets may have been better than we thought.

They were if you got one cut with a full sized cherry. If you didn't, they weren't worth much.

 

[Wallyl]

I think that you are cherry picking with that response!