Post by ezekiel38 on Feb 18, 2023 1:05:07 GMT -5
A few days ago I published a thread here in the Lounge asking for some help as I recently sold my reloading and casting room to a man who wants to learn how to reload and cast. As does his son. My grandson after begging for five years to teach him how to reload (and never showing up) has decided to move to the big city. I'm approaching 77 and trying to downsize my life a little.
A couple of days after helping the new owner load and transport all his new treasures, I was informed by a friend of mine (Andy) that he wanted the 452424 mold that he used to use. It was gone.
I sent out a plea for help on the pages of this lounge, Bearskinner offered an RCBS 2 cavity 45 Keith mold. Mike lives 120 miles north of me and after a couple of PMs and phone calls a meeting was agreed upon and we met up today and we had lunch and spent an hour and more talking and getting to know one another. The mold and handles are in excellent to new shape.
Now the rest of the story: The reason I wanted a mold was the man who mentored me in handgunning in the 70s and 80s, had a cavalry model second generation Model P Colt Peacemaker. He shot nothing but the old conical bullets that were the staple for that cartridge. While my friend (Bert) was an extraordinary marksman, he lived with 4 to 5 inch 25 yard groups with that bullet and Unique powder combination. He shot the gun very little, but a few times a year he would fire five and put it away.
Bert died near the end of the 80s and left the Model P to his son Andy. Andy being a chip off the old block, shot the Peacemaker but wanted to try a more accurate bullet. I loaned him a Lyman Mold 452424 he cast up a few and the Unique load and the Keith 255 grain SWC was a winner 1.75" 20 yd groups were the norm when Andy was running the Model P. He cast a couple thousand bullets and gave the mold back to me 20 years ago. I forgot I had it, I thought he had it and that was fine for me as my sale of gear was for the contents of the room.
To finish up: Bearskinner saved my bacon today, and I couldn't appreciate it more. So Michael thanks again. The shooting world in my little corner of Idaho has been "set aright again"
Looking forward to doing lunch with Bearskinner again, soon!
Tom
A couple of days after helping the new owner load and transport all his new treasures, I was informed by a friend of mine (Andy) that he wanted the 452424 mold that he used to use. It was gone.
I sent out a plea for help on the pages of this lounge, Bearskinner offered an RCBS 2 cavity 45 Keith mold. Mike lives 120 miles north of me and after a couple of PMs and phone calls a meeting was agreed upon and we met up today and we had lunch and spent an hour and more talking and getting to know one another. The mold and handles are in excellent to new shape.
Now the rest of the story: The reason I wanted a mold was the man who mentored me in handgunning in the 70s and 80s, had a cavalry model second generation Model P Colt Peacemaker. He shot nothing but the old conical bullets that were the staple for that cartridge. While my friend (Bert) was an extraordinary marksman, he lived with 4 to 5 inch 25 yard groups with that bullet and Unique powder combination. He shot the gun very little, but a few times a year he would fire five and put it away.
Bert died near the end of the 80s and left the Model P to his son Andy. Andy being a chip off the old block, shot the Peacemaker but wanted to try a more accurate bullet. I loaned him a Lyman Mold 452424 he cast up a few and the Unique load and the Keith 255 grain SWC was a winner 1.75" 20 yd groups were the norm when Andy was running the Model P. He cast a couple thousand bullets and gave the mold back to me 20 years ago. I forgot I had it, I thought he had it and that was fine for me as my sale of gear was for the contents of the room.
To finish up: Bearskinner saved my bacon today, and I couldn't appreciate it more. So Michael thanks again. The shooting world in my little corner of Idaho has been "set aright again"
Looking forward to doing lunch with Bearskinner again, soon!
Tom
