Bullet Moulds- The Good and the Bad...

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Adam,
You ever get down to Pepperel to watch the International Motor Cross Races? Real wild stuff, that, actually insane. I lived up that way in the 60s-70s, in Manchester, went to HS and college in NH, rambled all over the area. Met a constable in Plastow one night, while running my 63 Impala with a trunk full of Bud, when I was in HS, he wanted my beer worse than I did, so I gave it to him. A lot of my HS mates are not with us anymore, my 50th will be in two years and the 60s-70s were pretty tough on our class.

I have several dozen moulds that I have gathered over the years. I have a few ML moulds that I picked up when I was into ML shooting in a real sense. Used to attend the Ned Roberts matches every year. The folks where I live now are not into ML shooting like that, just Pyrodex type shooting and hunting. Talk about old style ML matches, like a string match, and they have no clue.

I have a fair selection of .308 rifle moulds, from 130gr to 200gr from Thompson style to RCBS Silhouette stuff. i have several 452 moulds of various weights and designs, including the oldie but goodie, Lyman's 238gr 45 Auto Rim SWC bullet that casts at 252gr and makes the best pin bullet I have ever used in the ACP. Of course I have several .429 moulds and various styles along with a pile of .358s from 125gr to 200gr. I also have a few .458 moulds including the 525gr RCBS. Hard cast, that 525 is like a freight train, in my 458 Lott.

I use a Teflon release spray on my moulds which protects them and drops bullets pretty good, also. If I need to store the moulds, I just give them a shot of G-96 it does a good job and cleans up pretty good. I only have iron moulds and never use wood smoke on a mould, as the burning hardwood produces acid. That is why you have ML guns hung over a fireplace pitted to hell and gone in back, and pretty in the front. Those old acid etched fireplace guns are very common in NE.
Ed