Boolit moulds

[Alpha1]

I have not bought any boolit moulds in a age were do you guys get your moulds from preferably in the UK.
I am doing some development work with the AIA in 7.62x39 with cast boolits I had a go to night with a recipe and boolit combo I threw together based on some earlier dabbling's. The whole thing was based on I think this would work but hmmm lets try it. The results were outstanding. I want to pursue this further but I need a mould or some one who can supply me with the boolits I want in the correct length boolit lube grooves and diameter. I would probably want them over sized so I can size them down my self. Any way were do I go for moulds.

[saddler]

Get on the CAST BOOLITS site

There is a very good mold maker in the EU area - though I forget what country he's in

Dromia can best advise on any matters re. cast boolits, as his real hobby is bullet casting - the shooting is a necessary nuisance required as part of the process of having a ready supply of donor cases.

I know he has a very good assortment of molds too, so may possibly be able to supply boolits in the size you require.

PM him for more detailed info.

[Alpha1]

I think Adam is up in Scotland otherwise I would just go and knock on his door he is local to me. I have had many a natter in his gun room and depending on what mood he is in I can sometimes squeeze a cuppa tea out of him. His gun room is really impressive well worth a visit.

[saddler]

I think Adam is up in Scotland otherwise I would just go and knock on his door he is local to me. I have had many a natter in his gun room and depending on what mood he is in I can sometimes squeeze a cuppa tea out of him. His gun room is really impressive well worth a visit.

Nope - think again - he came back early last week: though I'd not contact him tomorrow by phone/in person as he has something high priority to deal with for the next couple of days...PM will be best. You'll know what it is but I'm not saying on an open forum.

Tea too! May have to put a complaint into management about the service there; though my visits are usually "fleeting" - i.e. I nip in for 5 minutes & walk out the door 2 hours later, to be greeted by swmbo sitting in the car with a less than happy demeanour...promises of a Belford fish supper on the way home have her eating out of my hand, though not literally - even though she is from a small farming village in Lanarkshire

[dromia]

There are no full time commercial boolit mould makers in the UK that I know of, I would love to be corrected on this.

If you are looking for a bespoke mould of 30 calibre or upwards and are happy with a small meplat on it then I would recommend Accurate Moulds http://www.accuratemolds.com/

Tom will work to your design or pick close one from his inventory and have him adjust it, he is my go to mould maker for bespoke just a shame he won't/can't do smaller than 30 calibre.

NOE is my favourite group buy maker and he is also building up his inventory at present so worth a look to see if he has anything that might suit again a fine mould maker. http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/index.php

CBE in Australia also make an extensive range of moulds, they have recently changed hands but the quality still seems to there, the new owner has revamped the site so it is easier to use. However his moulds are limited to two cavity at present.

Mountain Moulds also make a good mould and have online design software for you to design your own mould within their parameters however I have never got their software to work for me so it is not very user friendly.

Mihec in Europe also makes fine brass moulds but he seems to have production problems as he has a huge back log of GBs waiting some of which will be coming up for three years now, communication is non existent from him and he seems to do short pistol boolits better as he has problems with the longer cherries, fine moulds but I have given up on him.

From what you say your needs are, you don't specify the boolit you are using, then Accurate would be the way to go.

[Meaty]

A vote for NOE moulds from me. Adam recently recommended them to me and I purchased one from the group buy running on Cast Boolits forum. Cracking mould and the purchasing process and delivery couldnt have been easier.

[dodgyrog]

A vote for NOE moulds from me. Adam recently recommended them to me and I purchased one from the group buy running on Cast Boolits forum. Cracking mould and the purchasing process and delivery couldnt have been easier.

I have around 20 NOE moulds (latest one arrived today). I would recommend them.
Another good source is Evil bay dot com - search mold (note the spelling) under sporting goods. Some sellers will ship to the UK some won't. Shipping comes out at around $17. Go for an Ideal, Lyman or RCBS mold. You might see a very desirable NEI mold in the size you want but they don't go cheap.
Good luck.
Don't forget you will need a good boolit lube-sizer - the RCBS unit is excellent and will fetch anything from £70 to £100 second hand.
A heater is also a good buy to go under the lube-sizer, but one can be made from a plate of brass and an old electric iron.

[Alpha1]

I have the Lyman bullet lube sizer Rog.

[dromia]

I would be very careful when considering commercial moulds like Lyman and RCBS. although both companies make fine moulds especially RCBS you will need to slug your bore to ensure good boolit fit with these moulds. Being commercially made they are made to fit the small end of the tolerances for the calibre, compound that with as the cherry wears the cavities get smaller then they can be undersize for many rifles. They usually cast a scant size as advertised with a hardish alloy like Lyman No2 so if you need them to be fatter you don't have much room by using harder alloy, not a good idea anyway, or Beagling. So check that your rifle's bore will fit what they are likely to drop.

The manufacturers I have mentioned will all give you fatter boolits for the calibre and Accurate will give you whatever diameter you want with whatever alloy you specify.

I have and use many Lyman, RCBS, SAECO and other commercial moulds, they are good but tend to be on the small side so make sure that your throat/barrel is the correct size to use them.

[Alpha1]

This is a target shot at 25mtrs of the bench using a rest.
Group 1 is one type of boolit.
Group 2 is another weight and type.
Group 3 is the type of boolit I want to develop this one is a 150grain .310. I would like to try it in .311 .312 .313 and may be even .314 but only after slugging the bore. Group 3 if you ignore the flyer has at least 6 rounds in it.

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