.270 bullet molds????

okiefarmer · December 29, 2011, 02:11 PM

Is there such a thing? For as long as I have been casting and reloading, I have never owned anything in 270. Brother in law is getting the itch, so I thought I'd try to find a mold. LEE lists nothing in .270. I looked at the LYMAN site, and only find 6.5 and 7mm listings. Heck, I don't even know what a .270 boolit mics. Are they around .276 or so, like a 30 caliber is actually slightly larger than it's namesake. I feel really silly for not knowing this, but I am drawing a blank, or having a brainfart in my old age.

zxcvbob · December 29, 2011, 02:27 PM

RCBS and Saeco list them (not cheap.) Nominal size is .277" or .278" I just learned that today

Pathfinder45 · January 8, 2012, 02:53 AM

.....It's a Lyman 150 grain, .......It's around here somewhere.......

GP100man · January 8, 2012, 08:14 PM

If ya think 277" stuff is hard to come by try 6mm/243.

But I know why , the 243 is a finicky little rascal to cast for !!!

May I strongly suggest keepin a good log of what ya do ,even from mixing alloys to final loading .

Here`s a link that may be intresting http://www.three-peaks.net/bullet_molds.htm

okiefarmer · January 8, 2012, 08:43 PM

Pathfinder,

If'n ya locate it, take me a pic, or post the Lyman moulg #. I have an old Lyman mold pic book, it might be in there. I infer that you might part with it, eh?

Pathfinder45 · January 15, 2012, 03:51 AM

I'm back. The mould is a Lyman .270 caliber, gas check, silhouette, 150 grain, 280642. I also have an almost full box of Lyman 270 gas checks. I bought the mould new and have used it but little. It's the mould blocks only, as the handles are on another mould that gets used often. I have a lifetime supply of jacketed 270 bullets and thus don't use the mould. I could say I might use it someday....but I don't think so. Maybe I'll take pix of it tomorrow.

December 29, 2011, 02:11 PM	#1
okiefarmer Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 381	.270 bullet molds???? Is there such a thing? For as long as I have been casting and reloading, I have never owned anything in 270. Brother in law is getting the itch, so I thought I'd try to find a mold. LEE lists nothing in .270. I looked at the LYMAN site, and only find 6.5 and 7mm listings. Heck, I don't even know what a .270 boolit mics. Are they around .276 or so, like a 30 caliber is actually slightly larger than it's namesake. I feel really silly for not knowing this, but I am drawing a blank, or having a brainfart in my old age.

December 29, 2011, 02:27 PM	#2
zxcvbob Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2007 Location: S.E. Minnesota Posts: 3,657	RCBS and Saeco list them (not cheap.) Nominal size is .277" or .278" I just learned that today __________________ "The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is with a good guy with a gun"

January 8, 2012, 02:53 AM	#3
Pathfinder45 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2008 Posts: 818	I have one...... .....It's a Lyman 150 grain, .......It's around here somewhere.......

January 8, 2012, 08:14 PM	#4
GP100man Senior Member Join Date: August 2, 2007 Location: Tabor City , NC. Posts: 1,779	If ya think 277" stuff is hard to come by try 6mm/243. But I know why , the 243 is a finicky little rascal to cast for !!! May I strongly suggest keepin a good log of what ya do ,even from mixing alloys to final loading . Here`s a link that may be intresting http://www.three-peaks.net/bullet_molds.htm __________________ GP100man Last edited by GP100man; January 9, 2012 at 07:55 AM.

January 15, 2012, 03:51 AM	#6
Pathfinder45 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2008 Posts: 818	Lyman 270 Winchester mould I'm back. The mould is a Lyman .270 caliber, gas check, silhouette, 150 grain, 280642. I also have an almost full box of Lyman 270 gas checks. I bought the mould new and have used it but little. It's the mould blocks only, as the handles are on another mould that gets used often. I have a lifetime supply of jacketed 270 bullets and thus don't use the mould. I could say I might use it someday....but I don't think so. Maybe I'll take pix of it tomorrow.

January 8, 2012, 08:43 PM	#5
okiefarmer Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 381	Pathfinder, If'n ya locate it, take me a pic, or post the Lyman moulg #. I have an old Lyman mold pic book, it might be in there. I infer that you might part with it, eh?