Lyman 358477

[Wiresguy]

Ben, Brad… Fellas, I wasn’t meaning to derail the thread, but I do really appreciate the tenor of this forum. It is welcoming and for that I thank you.

Back to the Lyman Like KeithB said, “They are what they are…” and I think that is the best way to describe them.

We are fortunate to have so many great mold manufacturers supplying our needs and whims today.

 

[Brad]

We are truly in the golden age of mould making. I have a feeling that MP and Accurate make moulds that are as consistant as is humanly possible.

 

[fiver]

derail a thread here

I heard doin it wrong... here I am.. what are we screwing up this time.

 

[Rick]

23 posts and were still talking about Lyman molds. Is that a record?

 

[fiver]

I think the record is it took all the way to page 2 for someone to point out their recent problems.

 

[Wiresguy]

fiver: Just havin' a little fun and learnin'

Brad: Those are my two current favorites. As I am getting older I have been downsizing and am now down to two dozen molds and still feel the need to buy some more. Oh well...

 

[fiver]

we have a lot of fun here.
well I do, mostly I just aggravate Ben some and poke fun at Brad.
I keep my conversational threads down in the right section and they are full of all kinds of silly.

if you see a thread suddenly blow up with 3 pages of posts I can about guarantee it has a real good tip or three that has nothing to do with the thread and a bunch of poking back and forth.

 

[358156 hp]

 

[Brad]

Did someone say Lyman is a train wreck?

 

[fiver]

IDIDN'TDOIT.

 

[Ben]

The Lyman 358477 mould arrived today.
For $25, I'm a happy camper right now.
Shows little to no signs of any use.
Raining here today or I'd be outside casting with the mould.
I gave the mould a good cleaning and broke the top edge
of the blocks ever so slightly to facilitate venting.

Ben

 

[fiver]

I need another 477 mold like I need another bill coming in, but for 25$ I probably would have went ahead on this one too.
if I knew good machinist type I might even have them make a hollow point type spud that removes the entire nose and use it for a light wad cutter.

 

[Ian]

Oxpho blue?

 

[Ben]

I need another 477 mold like I need another bill coming in, but for 25$ I probably would have went ahead on this one too.
if I knew good machinist type I might even have them make a hollow point type spud that removes the entire nose and use it for a light wad cutter.

Erik in OR could do it for you.

Ben

 

[dale2242]

I have a 4 cavity Lyman 477.
It is my go to mold for the 38 Special and 57 Mag...dale

 

[Rally Hess]

Ben,
It might just be the way I'm looking at the picture, but it looks like the meplat in the left block has a wave in it or is not cut as deep on the right side. I'm just comparing the space between the meplat and the vent line just below it. Optical illusion?

 

[Ben]

Let me go back to the mould and look at it again.

???????

Ben

 

[358156 hp]

I usually just heat my nekkid moulds by dipping them in the pot until nicely hot (not fill melt temp by any means), and spray them with a fogging oil or something like WD40, and that gives them a nice sort of nitre blue color. The color is a bit fragile though. H&G used to test cast with their mould blocks and then clean them up and heat them up and quench them in oil to give them that cool "straw" color. I don't believe they were heated to the straw color phase, so if anyone tries this, please don't take it that far.

 

[Ben]

Finally got around this morning to casting with my ( new to me ) Lyman 358477.

This one must be an old one. Very round, cast at .3587"
I think I'll like this one !

Ben

 

[fiver]

that's the perfect size, just a bit of resistance in the sizer without it being too much.
big enough to take lube without letting it squirt up the side.