Old Cramer Mold

[Glen]

A few pictures of my Cramer #26:

 

[Ben]

Yes, Looks like mine is definitely a Cramer # 26.

Thanks Glen,

I wonder why my sprue plate has no ID.
Wonder if it has been replaced.
It looks like a factory sprue plate, just has no ID like yours.

Wonder which of our molds is the oldest ?
I wish these things could talk, I'd like to sit and listen to them.........

Ben

 

[Glen]

With old Ideal moulds, I can look at various mould features and put together a pretty good guess as to when it was made. I haven't done enough homework to do the same thing with Cramers. They were only made for about 15 years, so it doesn't make a huge difference one way or another. I have several Cramer moulds with no markings on the sprue plate. Why? I haven't a clue.

 

[Ben]

Glen ,

Thanks for your comments, it sheds more light on my mould and answers more of my questions.

Thanks,
Ben

 

[Pistolero]

Very similar to the wonderful RCBS 38-150-K, now sold as 38-150-SWC, which is also nearly
identical to the great 357477 from Lyman. I would bet that is a really good boolit, and the unique
base venting seems to be giving you perfectly square bases, a huge plus.

 

[Sig556r]

Got this Cramer 3-cavity 16H from a bulk trade.
Anyone has info or need for it?
From an old cramer catalogue, looks like a .358cal 146g WC

 

[Pistolero]

Looks like a nice WC mold, but I have about 6 or 8 different versions
already, thanks.

Bill

 

[RicinYakima]

Here are a couple of odd balls I play with; the one on the left is the 300 grain Lyman 455191 and the one on the right is the Modern-Bond .45 Colt hollow base "Ness" bullet design by the old AR staffer in about 1925.

 

[Pistolero]

Looks like the Ness bullet shoots well for you.

Bill

 

[RicinYakima]

It is very particular in what it wants. Too light of charge and it shoots high and isn't very stable over 25 yards. Too much pressure and it blows the skirt off the base. It took me a couple of years to find the right powder and the right amount and right bullet alloy, but a fun ride while it lasted.

 

[Pistolero]

I guess that any HB design has pressure limits lower than a solid base. But, they can
fit up to oversized throats, so if that is a problem, it apparently is a good way to deal with it.

Bill

 

[RicinYakima]

Yep, both my 1917 S&W and .455 S&W HE have .456" throats.

 

[RBHarter]

On the subject of Cramer .
I have a fairly common #45 . It's .310-151 and holds a gallon or so of lube . It's rumored to be a version of a 1903 Squibb bullet it shot well in my 340C and 308 in a just quick load and shoot of another good load . I suspect if it were harder like lino it would be a good bullet in the 308 to go fast and long .


The #B4 is a little less common like unlisted .......
It casts a .287-130 , I only cast a few to get diminsions but I think it's going to work well in a tiny case 7mm mildcat it would probably be good in a 7-08 too . Long nose , short shank for the short necks . The #B1-3 are 27 cal so this was different I actually had hoped it would be a 27-150 .

 

[flint4570]

I have three Cramer moulds two .357 dia. and one .458 dia. they are top quality moulds. I would like to find more.

 

[Pistolero]

My Cramer 2 cavity 240 gr RN .44 is a bit of a pain to cast with, not too bad, due to
the literal 90 deg corners on the lube groove. It shoots very well with certain
load in my 2nd Model Hand Ejector. Particulaly good with 7.5 gr Unique.

My one and only Cramer mold, fortunately I have some SAECO molds so have the mold
handles. Unfortunately, I inherited the SAECO molds from an old friend who recently passed
away.

RBH, that design reminds me of a Lyman 311290 but with about 5X the lube capacity.

Bill

 

[Maven]

I too have a Cramer mold, a 2 cavity #16H + handles for sale over on the Cast Boolits site.