What’s the oldest mold you cast with?

[Joshua]

I don’t feel bad anymore for truing up my old Wadcutter mold with a hammer and a centerpunch. At least when I was done it cast a better bullet than when I started!

I have four Ideal marked molds all with vent lines.

 

[S Mac]

It is amazing to me how well those without vent lines can often cast well, it's a mystery.

 

[Ian]

probably the Winchester all steel [iron] 45-70 mold with handles in one unit.

Hey, I have one of those, but for a smaller caliber (maybe .40). Always wondered what company produced it. I'm sure it would cuss if it could talk. Maybe it would actually work if the puts were filled in with some mould release.

 

[Brad]

I own something like that Ian, it was a gift from Khornet.
I took the OP literally. I OWN moulds from the 70s, I just USE them currently.

 

[Ian]

The oldest one I use regularly is probably only 5-6 years old, I just thought that one Fiver posted was cool and made me go dig out that old SC.

 

[Brad]

Ben probably uses a few almost that old. And Ric. And Bob.

 

[358156 hp]

I recently gave away as a gift, a really decent Ideal 12 ga. roundball mould that dated back to the early 1890s. It still functioned perfectly, but I don't have a big need for 12 ga. roundball. The guys a friend of mine and was looking for a period mould to use with an English shotgun of the same vintage with black powder. His need was far more practical than my needs for it were.

 

[fiver]

I have another about as old, it is cut for a lighter hollow point express type bullet.
the hollow is huge, and I have no pin for it.

 

[RicinYakima]

Ian, with wood handles it is 99% a Winchester mould, without wood handles it is a Bridgeport Gun Implement (BGI) Company mould. They made most of the moulds for the New England gun makers until 1914. HTH

 

[Ian]

Thanks Ric, you're a wealth of mould information as always.

 

[MW65]

Like others... Have a handful of old ideal's... Still use them on occasion.

 

[RicinYakima]

Ian, I find it interesting that even in my old age, the brain is full of unless stuff. It absorbs the strangest things. Can I remember how to calculate the square root of a number with pen and paper? NO. Can I remember the rules for solving quadratic equations? No. But I remember what Sir Isaac Newton's dog's name was! Ric

 

[Ian]

I was branded a "veritable walking plethora of useless information" by a good buddy in high school. My FIL told me once "that's a good thing to know, but difficult to work into a conversation". I can remember a variety of Chrysler part numbers from 20 years ago but every time I need to work out an electrical problem, I have to look up Ohm's Law.

 

[Brad]

My mind is so full information that has no use outside of a very small world.

My problem now is that my mind is full. For each new data point that enters an old one is pushed out.

 

[Rick]

My problem now is that my mind is full. For each new data point that enters an old one is pushed out.

Kelly Bundy had that same problem.

 

[Rally]

Probably a Saeco 052. I have older but haven't used them in years.

 

[Todd M]

My oldest mold is an Ideal 311413 SC ventless. Yes it casts nicely.

 

[JonB]

I have known an incredible amount of knowledge.

keyword: known

 

[Walks]

My oldest mold is an Ideal 1cav #454190. My Dad gave it to me in 1978-? When I bought My Ruger Blackhawk in .45Colt.

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

I have a couple. Not sure whats older.

Ideal 308329



Lyman 358345 (just being Lyman maybe its not as old...)