Three Foot Johnson Posted January 7 Posted January 7 I recently picked up a bullet mold made by Hardline Industries. Iron mold that looks very similar to Lyman, but with a heavier differently designed sprue plate. A quick Google search reveals a small handful of hits from 2014. Anybody ever heard of them?
Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 Posted January 7 Posted January 7 Looks to be well made, never heard of the outfit... What Caliber? Jabez Cowboy
Sedalia Dave Posted January 8 Posted January 8 Looks like they were only in business for a couple years. Can't find anything newer than 2014.
Mike.Sand Posted March 25 Posted March 25 I made it. Glad the molds are still around and holding up well. -Mike Sand michaels@partsman.com
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted March 25 Posted March 25 11 hours ago, Mike.Sand said: I made it. Glad the molds are still around and holding up well. -Mike Sand michaels@partsman.com Please fill us all in on the history of your mould making shop.
Three Foot Johnson Posted March 25 Author Posted March 25 Yes, please. Curiosity abounds everywhere I've asked about this mold.
watab kid Posted March 26 Posted March 26 looks like they make nice bullets , i have a friend that we shared molds and make bullts but as we have gotten older we are doing it a lot less , retirement has its drawbacks in spite of how hard we try to make it different ,
Mike.Sand Posted April 13 Posted April 13 A couple friends I met while going to school for engineering and myself thought it would be fun to get into making bullet molds and casting equipment. It was a lot of fun making it and meeting people that enjoyed casting bullets and shooting. The profit margins on making the molds for us turned out to be a lot smaller than we were hoping so we stopped after a couple years. Two of us farm now and one of us manages a machine shop so it all turned out well for us individually. Mold making is a business that you have to be extremely efficient at or do as a hobby or retirement job in my opinion. So make sure to support your mold makers!
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted April 13 Posted April 13 11 minutes ago, Mike.Sand said: A couple friends I met while going to school for engineering and myself thought it would be fun to get into making bullet molds and casting equipment. It was a lot of fun making it and meeting people that enjoyed casting bullets and shooting. The profit margins on making the molds for us turned out to be a lot smaller than we were hoping so we stopped after a couple years. Two of us farm now and one of us manages a machine shop so it all turned out well for us individually. Mold making is a business that you have to be extremely efficient at or do as a hobby or retirement job in my opinion. So make sure to support your mold makers! Thank you for the history
Three Foot Johnson Posted April 13 Author Posted April 13 I acquired it in December, I think, and this being Montana, it was cold out and snow on the ground, so I have yet to step outside and try it out. This morning, it was about 28 with an inch of fresh snow, but winter's got to be about over with.
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