I bought an Ohaus, 38/357 Wadcutter mould from Bass Ackward.
( I wonder the age of this one ? ? ? )
As he was boxing up the mould, he noticed that it had some damage.
He said that the mould belonged to his Dad.
I looked at his photos and felt that I could make the necessary repairs to the mould. I agreed to buy the mould knowing that it was damaged.
The damage was on the sprue end of the mould in the area of the " bevel base ". I have never been particularly fond of a bevel base mould.
I use a Lyman 45 to lube and size and we all know what happens with lube under pressure with a bevel base design.......
I thought ....Ummm, I'll remove the damage in the mould with my .360" dia. , 6 flute reamer and gain a 2nd benefit of not having a bevel base that will allow lube to run under the base of the bullet .
( Obviously , I removed the bevel on both cavities ).
The use of the 6 flute reamer worked great , in my opinion.
Thanks Bass Ackwards for a nice mould !
I hope that putting this would back into commission would have made your Dad proud ! !
Ben
( I wonder the age of this one ? ? ? )
As he was boxing up the mould, he noticed that it had some damage.
He said that the mould belonged to his Dad.
I looked at his photos and felt that I could make the necessary repairs to the mould. I agreed to buy the mould knowing that it was damaged.
The damage was on the sprue end of the mould in the area of the " bevel base ". I have never been particularly fond of a bevel base mould.
I use a Lyman 45 to lube and size and we all know what happens with lube under pressure with a bevel base design.......
I thought ....Ummm, I'll remove the damage in the mould with my .360" dia. , 6 flute reamer and gain a 2nd benefit of not having a bevel base that will allow lube to run under the base of the bullet .
( Obviously , I removed the bevel on both cavities ).
The use of the 6 flute reamer worked great , in my opinion.
Thanks Bass Ackwards for a nice mould !
I hope that putting this would back into commission would have made your Dad proud ! !
Ben
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