100C 38cal 158gr SWC Mold.......

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LeadHead posted this 12 July 2008

A few of you guys asked to see my 100 cavity mold. Well here it is......

This is a one-of-a-kind mold made in the mid 80s.  The guy (Weaver) that made it was making 10C molds, so he decided to see if he could design and build a 100 cavity mold. 

 

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LeadHead posted this 12 July 2008

Another picture................. 

 

 

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LeadHead posted this 12 July 2008

Another picture............

 

 

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LeadHead posted this 12 July 2008

Another picture............

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LeadHead posted this 12 July 2008

Last picture. 

 

 

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CB posted this 13 July 2008

Wow! I have never seen anything like that!

Could you describe how this works, what the pieces are for?

That is the most intriguing thing I have ever seen.. Does it cast well? Do you just trip the lead pot into the large box looking thing at appears to sit on top?

What are the quality of the bullets it produces?

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Molly posted this 13 July 2008

Fascinating!  How about a photo of the bullet it produces? 

You know, during the (not-so) Civil war, there were huge gang molds made too heavy to lift that were used to manufacture munitions.  They were mounted on large, circular frames, and operated by teams of men.  The first guy would pour the lead, and move on the the next mold.  The second guy would cut the sprue and open the mold.  Third guy might shake out the bullets and close the mold, before the first guy came back around again.

Wonder if your mold might be a relic of something like that?  Maybe a trial model to make 38 slugs for the new .38 Colt revolvers used briefly in the Phillipines, or mebby a WWI relic?  How about a pic of one of the cavities?

Molly

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LeadHead posted this 13 July 2008

Even though I have had this 100C mold for over 20 years, I have never cast with it.  I bought it during Weaver's “going out of business” sell-off. 

The reasons I have never cast with it are.......... 

1.  I don't have a casting pot large enough to keep up with it. 

2.  The mold really needs some improvements to function better.  The sprue plate needs alignment guides to reinstall the plate quickly.  The steel angle rail is too wide under the blocks.  The blocks are slow to close due to all the links of the bicycle chain. 

3.  The mold as is would take at least 2 people to operate it. 

4.  I do not have the skills and equipment to make the improvements. 

LeadHead

 

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CB posted this 13 July 2008

Aw Shucks! I was hoping to hear some amazing tales anout this mould...

At least you have a great conversation piece and something not many others have even see before.

Thanks for showing us that.

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Tycer posted this 14 July 2008

Have I got the pot for you.......

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shastaboat posted this 12 January 2012

cool....

Because I said so!

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