How many molds?

I'm up to 5 moulds.

LEE 312-185 RN general 30 cal usage and my Mosin 91-30
LEE 324-175 RN Mauser K98
LEE 457-500 RNFP 1874 Sharps and 1884 Trapdoor

Old West Moulds 459-525 Silhouette profile 1874 Sharps 600 yds
Buffalo Arms 443-540 "Money" mould 1874 Sharps 600 yds Paper patch slick
 
Just ordered another Lee, the 310 grain 44 mag 2 cavity. Yeah I should have got the 6 cavity but I figured for tge money I could also get a 2 cavity for my wifes 40cal. Neither of these bullets will get shot much so the heck with it.

I think this puts me at...10?

Now for some cheap .430 gas checks...
 
My first of 2 MP Molds arrived the other day. This one fills a need that only you guys with early Smith and Wesson Model 25's can understand. I recently bought a Model 25-2 in .45 ACP that was made in 1975. I came in the Mahogany Presentation case, and by all appearances is unfired. Like almost all of these .45's, it has large throats (.455 - .456"). So, if you want to use lead bullets, you need them to be larger than the normal .452" to fit the throats if you don't want leading to occur. I ordered Miha's version of the H&G #68 and special ordered it to cast a .455" bullet. My first casting session showed the bullets dropping from the mould at .456" - PERFECT!

Don
 
Very nice! After I grab the cheap 40 cal mold Im going to get one of their 9mm molds that is made to produce powder coated bullets. Im determined to get a round nose cast bullet to work in 9mm for me.

Did you go with their brass mold or??
 
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I only buy brass moulds. Once you've cast with a brass mould, it's hard to go back to steel or aluminum.

Don
 
I agree that brass is better, and buy brass in my favorite mold designs. If it's one that I'm not going to be casting a LOT of bullets from, then I'll go with the aluminum and save the $22 difference.
 
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