Hi, folks!!

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Paul

Member
Hi there, fellow casters! I thought I would announce myself finally since I've already had a few posts.....
I was known as PS Paul (meant Puget Sound Paul since I do a lot of fishing in the Sound) on another cast forum, but since Paul was not already taken, I figured I would keep it simple , you know?
I've been castin and reloading since my mid-teens, so that makes it about 32 years I've been at it, more or less.
I'm no genius, like a few of you here, but I sometimes have a thing or two worth contributing.
I'm really happy to find a civil place where a guy can just discuss the meaningful aspects of our shared interests without any lunacy, if you know what I mean?!?
Glad to be here.
Paul
 
Brad

Brad

Benevolent Overlord and site owner
Staff member
Civil is what we really are looking for. It is also why we don't allow political or religious discussions, that just makes a mess of a forum.

Let us know what you shooting and what you enjoy. I'm sure someone here has a similar interest.

We also don't mind a few photos of some big fish.
 
S Mac

S Mac

Sept. 10, 2021 Steve left us. You are missed.
Welcome Paul, I haven't been at it nearly as long as you so I'm all ears.
 
P

Paul

Member
Brad said:
Civil is what we really are looking for. It is also why we don't allow political or religious discussions, that just makes a mess of a forum.
Thanks for the warm welcome!


I cast and shoot 45 Colt/45 ACP, 38/357, 6.5x55, 7x57 and I also cast 458 win mag but I sold that model 700 off last year. Still have several moulds for that and I shoot em in a buddies 45-70. I also cast and load 9mm but have never owned one. I use other people's guns with that caliber! Fooled around with 32 auto as well. So that's about it right now. The old 45 Colt would be BY FAR my most favored caliber and I have about 12 moulds for that caliber.

I gotta say I'm pleased we get to use the correct spelling of MOULD here also. Ha ha!!

Thanks again for the most gracious welcome. I'm happy to be here!
Paul
Let us know what you shooting and what you enjoy. I'm sure someone here has a similar interest.
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Brad

Brad

Benevolent Overlord and site owner
Staff member
Sadly, some here prefer mold. That is what grows on the shower walls, I don't pour molten lead into molds but into moulds.

No, I don't use the loo or drive a lorry but I do own moulds. Soon other will que up to disagree.
 
62chevy

62chevy

Active Member
Brad said:
Sadly, some here prefer mold. That is what grows on the shower walls, I don't pour molten lead into molds but into moulds.

No, I don't use the loo or drive a lorry but I do own moulds. Soon other will que up to disagree.
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"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)
Mold Mold, Mould Mould, v. t. [Cf. F. mouler, OF. moler,
moller. See Mold the matrix.]
1. To form into a particular shape; to shape; to model; to
fashion.
[1913 Webster]

He forgeth and moldeth metals. --Sir M. Hale.
[1913 Webster]

Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay
To mold me man? --Milton.
[1913 Webster]

2. To ornament by molding or carving the material of; as, a
molded window jamb.
[1913 Webster]

3. To knead; as, to mold dough or bread.
[1913 Webster]

4. (Founding) To form a mold of, as in sand, in which a
casting may be made.
[1913 Webster] Moldable "
 
Ian

Ian

Notorious member
Paul said:
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Glad to be here.
Paul
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Glad to have you. I always enjoyed your contributions elsewhere on the internet.

I too spell it "mould". Lyman and Ideal have too, for nearly 150 years and that's good enough for me. Mold describes an organism that finds old cheese a fertile home.
 
Brad

Brad

Benevolent Overlord and site owner
Staff member
American English has no mould, and British English has no mold. In other words, the word referring to (1) the various funguses that grow on organic matter or (2) a frame for shaping something is spelled the same in both uses, and the spelling depends on the variety of English.

Of course, the spelling difference extends to derivatives such as moldy/mouldy and molding/molding and to the verb sense to shape with a mold.

Australian and Canadian English favor the British spelling, though mold is fairly common in Canadian publications.


I have no idea where my preference for mould was molded.
 
Ian

Ian

Notorious member
62chevy said:
"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)
Mold Mold, Mould Mould, v. t. [Cf. F. mouler, OF. moler,
moller. See Mold the matrix.]
1. To form into a particular shape; to shape; to model; to
fashion.
[1913 Webster]

He forgeth and moldeth metals. --Sir M. Hale.
[1913 Webster]

Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay
To mold me man? --Milton.
[1913 Webster]

2. To ornament by molding or carving the material of; as, a
molded window jamb.
[1913 Webster]

3. To knead; as, to mold dough or bread.
[1913 Webster]

4. (Founding) To form a mold of, as in sand, in which a
casting may be made.
[1913 Webster] Moldable "
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Guess I'd better start using the terms "forgeth my brass unto new likenesses" and "moldeth me some balls for my sporting piece" around the loading bench.

What does the Oxford English Dictionary have to say about it?
 
P

Paul

Member
I believeth Marie Curie moulded her cure for infection using mold and she gaveth the world penicillin. There be no cure for the scourge of misspelled words that beseech thee when one does mold said balls. He he
 
Brad

Brad

Benevolent Overlord and site owner
Staff member
Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, Marie Curie discovered radium.
Now if your radium gets moldy after being mounded then you have some real problems.
 
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