Re: NEI 54 CAL BULLET MOLDS ARE DONE
I just received my NEI .54 caliber hollow base minie mold yesterday. The mold is very well constructed (all steel) and with very minor fitting attached easily to Lyman large block mould handles. The sprue plate has a nice size pour hole that lines up perfectly with the mold. The captive base plug is attached to the base of the mold with four screws. I took a few minutes and measured the mold with my dial calipers and these are the specs that I measured. The mold measures 2.073" long by 1.358" wide by 1.355" tall. The sprue plate has a thickness of 0.183" and the base plug plate thickness measures 0.195" thick and attaches to the mold with four screws. This is a substantially constructed mold. I'm going to clean the grease off today and coat it with mold prep. It is currently snowing in suburban Philly, so hopefully, before the weekend is over I can get the furnace going and cast some rounds.
Has anyone else bought one of these molds and tried it? I am hoping the round will do well in my Euroarms Mississippi rifle.
Mike Santarelli 3635V
Co. B., 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry
MA Region
Mike Santarelli 03635V, Adjutant
Member since 1979
Co. B, 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry, #229
National Inspector General
Small Arms Committee
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