custom mold work on minie ball

[damron]

Done by http://www.hollowpointmold.com/

bands opened up .002 (spot on by the way)

base plug made with his integral inset bar and deeper

back to me in a week and what workmanship

George

 

[Matt85]

very nice, i had him size up a 69 cal minie ball mold for me. hes a great guy, some of the best customer service out there.

 

[ken.clements]

How do you get the base plug open to let the Minie fall out without banging on the little pins?

 

[damron]

it opens up easily and seldom do you have to push the pins as it extracts itself most of the time. It falls right off the plug with just a small tap on the block.

George

 

[ken.clements]

can I try it? :wink: :rotf: :rotf:
sounds real good. I got away from Lyman Moulds because of the loose pin on bottom, went to RCBS and Hensel, 3 moves less.

 

[necchi]

Here's a tip from a feller that's wrecked a die,

Don't tap the block,, Tap the handles near the hinge bolt

 

[damron]

Here's a tip from a feller that's wrecked a die,

Don't tap the block,, Tap the handles near the hinge bolt

a side tap on the block is what i meant.I lightly tap (not beat) some mold blocks to release bullets depending on what it takes.They are all different( i have over 100 of them).But your advice is pretty sound.

George

 

[tomme boy]

Eric is awesome! He has worked on a couple of molds for me. If it is not perfect for you, he will buy you a new mold.