How often did Ideal/Lyman reuse mold numbers?
by Hoot 
, Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Thursday, December 29, 2016, 14:35 (2824 days ago)
I'm looking at an Ideal mold numbered 429 215 and I hopped over to the Ol' Buffalo Mold chart and it bears no resemblance whatsoever to the bullet shown. The mold is round nose, plain base where the chart (and Midway and Lyman.com) show a SWC with a gas check. I recall reading that Ideal and Lyman reused numbers on occasion but was curious as to how frequently that happened.
Thanks!
I've never seen a number reused, but there are errors.....
Never seen Lyman reuse a number, but I have found errors in Buffalo's tables before. I'd say it's an error in the table......
Interesting, have a look at this link.
by Murphy , Thursday, December 29, 2016, 18:41 (2824 days ago) @ JD
As to when and why is anyone's guess.
A quick search on Google turned this up
http://dutchman.rebooty.com/temp/Ideal-Molds-1942.pdf
Scroll down to the .44 Cartridges and you will find it.
To me, all these years the #429215 Ideal and Lyman meant "Thompson" design.
Hope this helps,
Murphy
Thanks guys!
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Friday, December 30, 2016, 07:42 (2823 days ago) @ Hoot
The bullet shape shown in Murphy's link is what I am seeing. It is advertised as a ".44-40 bullet" but the 429 bit made me wonder and then it got confusing from there.
For what it's worth, the GC'd bullet shown in the Buffalo table matches the shape shown as being currently for sale => https://www.midwayusa.com/product/682875/lyman-2-cavity-bullet-mold-429215-44-special-4...