Ideal Co. mould - what handles?

Ohio Rusty · January 14, 2007, 08:43 PM

I'm interested in a bullet mould but it is the mould blocks only. The mould was made by Ideal. Ideal is long out of business, so what handles do you need for these, Ideal only or will Lyman handles fit without modification?
Thanx ....
Ohio Rusty

PoiDog · January 14, 2007, 09:40 PM

Ideal morphed into Lyman's, or Lyman's bought them out I forget which.

From what I've seen Ideal moulds can use Lyman's handles. Perhaps it doesn't apply with all sizes of moulds, but those I've seen seem to work okay.

I've read somewhere that RCBS handles will work on Lyman's moulds but haven't tried that myself.

Rimrod · January 14, 2007, 10:48 PM

Lyman and RCBS should work just fine and if you don't want to spend a lot of money the Lee six cavity mould handles should fit as well.

snuffy · January 15, 2007, 01:08 AM

Scrape the mould off the mold so you can tell us whether they are 1, 2, or 4 cavity molds. Lyman makes 3 different sizes, 1-2 and 4 cavity, different handles for all of them.

MADISON · January 15, 2007, 11:24 AM

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January 14, 2007, 08:43 PM	#1
Ohio Rusty Member Join Date: December 28, 2006 Location: Southeast Ohio Posts: 94	Ideal Co. mould - what handles? I'm interested in a bullet mould but it is the mould blocks only. The mould was made by Ideal. Ideal is long out of business, so what handles do you need for these, Ideal only or will Lyman handles fit without modification? Thanx .... Ohio Rusty

January 15, 2007, 01:08 AM	#4
snuffy Senior Member Join Date: May 20, 2001 Location: Oshkosh wi. Posts: 3,055	Scrape the mould off the mold so you can tell us whether they are 1, 2, or 4 cavity molds. Lyman makes 3 different sizes, 1-2 and 4 cavity, different handles for all of them. __________________ The more people I meet, the more I love my dog They're going to get their butts kicked over there this election. How come people can't spell and use words correctly?

January 15, 2007, 11:24 AM	#5
MADISON Senior Member Join Date: January 1, 2000 Location: Roanoke, Virginia Posts: 2,678	Ideal Co. mold www.lyman-products.com

January 14, 2007, 09:40 PM	#2
PoiDog Senior Member Join Date: September 1, 1999 Location: IL Posts: 309	Ideal morphed into Lyman's, or Lyman's bought them out I forget which. From what I've seen Ideal moulds can use Lyman's handles. Perhaps it doesn't apply with all sizes of moulds, but those I've seen seem to work okay. I've read somewhere that RCBS handles will work on Lyman's moulds but haven't tried that myself.

January 14, 2007, 10:48 PM	#3
Rimrod Senior Member Join Date: October 19, 2005 Location: Behind enemy lines Posts: 1,309	Lyman and RCBS should work just fine and if you don't want to spend a lot of money the Lee six cavity mould handles should fit as well.