Who's Your Favorite Mold Manufacturer Past and Present

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pat i. posted this 31 December 2023

Here's mine

1) LBT/Mos

2) Accurate

3) Noe

4) RCBS

5) A Distant Everything Else

I haven't used every mold company"s product but this list more than covers my needs.

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Glaciers posted this 23 February 2024

I’m just a shooter, plinker. I don’t shoot matches, I’m in it for the casting, reloading enjoyment. But I like to make a tight group.

NEI Walt cut molds NOE Arsenal Accurate RCBS LEE and I’ll add 6 cavity molds which for the money should probably rank higher on the list. Lot of bang for the buck.

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Pigslayer posted this 18 February 2024

Accurate Older Lyman Older Lee

If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.

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Bill*B posted this 14 February 2024

Accurate is my favorite custom maker. If I can find a Lyman or Ideal that I like, stamped "U" (for undersize), I'll buy it.

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Eddie Southgate posted this 13 February 2024

Lyman / Ideal

Modern Bond

Hensley & Gibbs

Noe

NEI

LBT - but I don't own one myself.

Prefer old Lyman or Modern Bond handles to any others. Was in the process of making an order from LBT when they had the fire so I will most likely never own the mold of Veral's that I wanted, it's an odd ball . Got some Winchester molds that I like a lot.

Grumpy Old Man With A Gun......Do Not Touch .

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wimilkman posted this 07 February 2024

I don’t cast my own but I like the ones I buy that are cast in Hensley & Gibbs molds they are my favorites.

Fred Honeyager

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Premod70 posted this 06 February 2024

I go with any steel mold out there except the recent versions by Lyman, they can’t seem to be able to get their alignment pins properly placed. No aluminum or brass molds for me!

Forrest Gump is my smarter brother.

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drone posted this 04 February 2024

I only cast for 357 and 30 cal but it's lee for me, 6 cav for my 94 30/30 FP another 2 cav for my 308 BLR and the 158 grn swc TL very old lee mold for the 357 in my rossi carbine.

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Sevenfan posted this 18 January 2024

I'm quite new to casting, dropped my first boolits just a couple years ago. Of the molds I've acquired to date I'd have to say RCBS, MP, NOE, and Lyman in that order. Shuz let me borry a couple SAECOs and they were nice. Cast my first boolits Apr '21 and down the rabbit hole I went.

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358156hp posted this 15 January 2024

I'll play . #1- LBT. #2- SAECO. #3- H&G. #4- RCBS (older). #5- Ideal SC, (my sentimental favorite). #6- Accurate, I don't have enough experience with Toms moulds, but the ones I've had were stellar.

As I enter my sell down, starting next month.

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OU812 posted this 15 January 2024

Manufacturer: RCBS

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RicinYakima posted this 14 January 2024

My Hoch 50 caliber 450 grain mould is like that, not the 30 not so much.

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4and1 posted this 14 January 2024

Hoch single cavity pre Colorado. It takes 2 or 3 casts and it's up to temp, and I can't cast fast enough to get a frosted bullet. Weigh sorting these are a waste of time. And it's a nose pour.

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linoww posted this 14 January 2024

I have a lot of molds from just about everyone. Hard to pick a favorite, no really bad ones. I’m fond of my Ranch Dog 6 cavity’s. Simple and well thought out. I even had him autograph a mold box for me! I know, Lee made his molds. Never had any complaints about Lee’s 6 cavity molds. Lotta bang for the buck.

good to hear you are kicking. Here you are in Puyallup at the Military Nationals in 2010.

At least I think it's you?

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

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dualsport posted this 13 January 2024

I have a lot of molds from just about everyone. Hard to pick a favorite, no really bad ones. I’m fond of my Ranch Dog 6 cavity’s. Simple and well thought out. I even had him autograph a mold box for me! I know, Lee made his molds. Never had any complaints about Lee’s 6 cavity molds. Lotta bang for the buck.

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dale2242 posted this 12 January 2024

1. Hensley & Gibbs

2. Saeco

3. NOE

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Silver_Is_Money posted this 12 January 2024

For me, and I'm dating myself here, the best pistol bullet molds of all time came from Hensley & Gibbs. Their classic H&G #68 200 grain Semi-Wadcutter mold in 45 cal was my favorite for 45ACP. I still have that mold.

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RicinYakima posted this 12 January 2024

Why I only bought 2 cavity moulds from H&G!

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linoww posted this 12 January 2024

I hate H&G molds!

But seriously, I sold all of these off and did like Mr. Harris and replacd them with accurate Aluminum moulds that fit my particular guns. Much easier to handle than these big pigs.

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

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jtcarm posted this 10 January 2024

Was starting to wonder when H&G would be mentioned.

I’d have to say: Accurate Hensley & Gibbs (#244 wadcutter) MP. I have a 6-cavity HG68 clone & an 8-cavity SAECO 348 clone (.38 DEWC) that positively rain beautiful bullets practically from the first cast when properly pre-heated. Just wish the .38s dropped a little smaller (they’re .360.)

In another life I owned some LBTs which were awesome. Sad to see Veral leaving the business.

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linoww posted this 07 January 2024

Here's mine 1) LBT/Mos 2) Accurate 3) Noe 4) RCBS 5) A Distant Everything Else I haven't used every mold company"s product but this list more than covers my needs.