Mould costs

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altejaeger posted this 20 October 2011

Have question as to value on the following moulds:  H/Gibbs, # 3418-2, 503-429, 325 gr, 4 cavity, w/mould handles, excellent condition, & Lyman, 3418-2, 115 gr,double cavity, 9mm, Lyman, Excellent & #358432, Very Good, single cavity, 148 grain Wad Cutter .38/.357. Any input would be appreciated. A good w/end to all & Many thanks.

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CB posted this 20 October 2011

Compare the moulds to the auction sites, but only the moulds that are selling, not what the starting price is on an auction. From what I've seen, 2/3rds of the moulds that don't sell are over priced, the other 1/3 just simply not desirable for various reasons.

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linoww posted this 20 October 2011

the 503 is a $250-$275 auction price mold($150 to a shooter) others are $25-$40

George

"if it was easy we'd let women do it" don't tell my wife I said that!

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6pt-sika posted this 20 October 2011

altejaeger wrote:   H/Gibbs,, 503-429, 325 gr, 4 cavity, w/mould handles, excellent condition

I am curiouse as to exactly what this is , as I am not familiar with H&G number terminology .

Is this a 44 cal mold for a 325 grain bullet and is it gas checked as well ?

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altejaeger posted this 20 October 2011

6PT-S:  Yes, it is a 325 grainer bullet, plain base. Many thanks for the info. What auction site are you referrng to?

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6pt-sika posted this 20 October 2011

altejaeger wrote:  Many thanks for the info. What auction site are you referrng to? I suspect the other gentleman was referring to Ebay and possibly Gunbroker . Although it's been my experience that Ebay usually brings a bit more then what the typical market rate happens to be at the time .

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Chargar posted this 22 October 2011

The prices of used molds are all over the place on any given day. The only thing certain, is they prices have been trending up for the past few years.

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6pt-sika posted this 23 October 2011

Chargar wrote: The prices of used molds are all over the place on any given day. The only thing certain, is they prices have been trending up for the past few years.

I've bought and sold a good many molds in the past 10 years .

 

But I keep thinking about the ability to get lead in the not to distant future . At one point I was up to about 125 molds for variouse lever actions . Now I'm down to just molds for the 44 MAG/444 and the 45-70 . After selling all the lever guns I owned except for a 45-70 and a herd of 444's I saw no reason to keep all the others .

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altejaeger posted this 23 October 2011

There are times when I feel the same way. While I do have a modest stash of wheel weights I haven't cast in quite awhile. Have gone to jacketed bulk bullets instead. May in time sell all my casting equipment.

An area which is also scary is the buying up of many gun/ammo companies by an outfit called “Freedom Group". The Group is owned by a Wall Street Investment Company called “Cerberus Capital Management". The inamous “Georgre Soros” happens to own Cerberus!  If you control the manufacturers you can decide many things. i.e., raise the prices to ridiculous levels or make the supply of guns/ammo scarce. All sorts of log jams.

As an aside just check places like Cabelas, Bass Pro or some of the better known gun shops for the price of ammo/bullets. Also, some cartridges used to sell in boxes of 20 but now are 25 and at the same or higher prices. Also, the cost of guns in general are very costly.

Click on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Group>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreedomGroup

It is not all doom day but folks need to stay alert. :)

 

 

 

 

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Duane Mellenbruch posted this 23 October 2011

altejaeger wrote: An area which is also scary is the buying up of many gun/ammo companies by an outfit called “Freedom Group". The Group is owned by a Wall Street Investment Company called “Cerberus Capital Management". The inamous “Georgre Soros” happens to own Cerberus!  If you control the manufacturers you can decide many things. i.e., raise the prices to ridiculous levels or make the supply of guns/ammo scarce. All sorts of log jams. 

http://www.snopes.com/politics/guns/freedom.asp>http://www.snopes.com/politics/guns/freedom.asp

Also comments in an email from the NRA dispute the quoted information.

Duane

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altejaeger posted this 23 October 2011

Duane:  Many thanks for the update. http://www.truthorfiction.com>www.truthorfiction.com, also had listed it as false. Apparently, the originator of the e.mail I recieved added his own 2 cents worth.Wikipedia doesn't add anything other than what comprises this particular part of Freedom Group. Should have verified it but sounded very plausible. Sine Soros has his hands in everything else who knows what is going on?  Duane  :)

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