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RCBS Cast Bullet Moulds REFERENCE SECTION HUNTINGTON DIE SPECIALTIES - 2013 RCBS - RIFLE BULLET MOULDS 80 Toll Free Order Line 1-866-735-6237 HUNTINGTON DIE SPECIALTIES - 2013 REFERENCE SECTION RCBS - PISTOL BULLET MOULDS Toll Free Order Line 1-866-735-6237 81 bullet casting bullet casting REFERENCE SECTION HUNTINGTON DIE SPECIALTIES - 2013 RCBS - SILHOUETTE BULLET MOULDS SILHOUETTE BULLET MOULDS NORTH-SOUTH SKIRMISH BULLET MOULDS $92.95 $112.95 NORTH-SOUTH SKIRMISH BULLET MOULDS (ADJUSTABLE) Caliber 6.5 7mm 308 308 357 44 Diameter Mould Part Number $112.95 Mould 6.5-140-SIL 7mm-145-SIL 308-165-SIL 308-200-SIL 357-180-SIL 429-240-SIL .576" .576-412 Hodgdon+ 82160 Diameter Mould Part Number Part Number 82149 82150 82152 82153 82154 82156 .578" .578-414 Hodgdon+ 82161 .500" .500 Hodgdon+ 82166 Sizer Die .265" dia. .285" dia. .309" dia. .309" dia. .358" dia. .430" dia. .580" .580-416 Hodgdon+ 82162 .520" .520 Hodgdon+ 82170 Part Number 82207 82209 82212 82212 82223 82229 .584" .584-419 Hodgdon+ 82164 .540" .540 Hodgdon+ 82172 Top Punch #520 #531 #541 #541 #430 #422 Part Number 85520 85531 85541 85541 82530 82526 Seater Plug 7mm SIL 308 SIL 308 SIL 357 SIL 44 SIL Part Number 09696 09697 09697 90019* 90031* Older die sets utilizing a 1/4” - 28 threaded seater plug require #09698 for .357 SIL and #09699 for .44 SIL. MINIE BALL MOULDS $108.95 Diameter Mould Part Number ALTERNATE BULLET SIZES FOR CAST BULLETS Lube-A-Matic® Sizer.500 Die Hodgdon & Top AdjustablePunch .575" .58-500-M+ 82103 Flat Short 286 gr. Caliber Size Sizer Die Part Number Lube-A-Matic Sizer Die $32.95 .22 .224" .224" dia. 82200 Lube-A-Matic Top Punch Flat Long $10.95566 gr. Silhouette Bullet Seater Plug $6.95 Hollow Short 253 gr 6mm .243" .243" dia. 82201 Hollow Long 533 gr. .25 .257" .257" dia. 82203 Abbreviation Guide 270 .277" .277" dia. 82205 COWBOY BULLET MOULDS CSA - C Sharps Arms SWC.520 Hodgdon- Semi-Wadcutter Adjustable $97.95 ROUND BALL MOULDS 7mm .284" .284" dia. 82208 TG - Target Flat Short WC - Wadcutter 298 gr. Caliber 25-20 Win. 30-30 Win $89.95 .30 .308" .308" dia. 82211 Flat Long 600 gr. Mould 25-85-CM 30-150-CM Diameter Mould Part Number SPL - Special SP - Semi-Point Part Number 82301 82302 .435" .435-112 82134 .30 .310" .310" dia. 82213 Hollow Short 260 gr. Sizer Die .258" .309" .440" .440-116 82135 U - Universal BB - Bevel Base Part Number 82204 82212 .451" .451-125 82138 .30 .311" .311" dia. 82214 PT - Pointed Hollow LongM - Minie Ball 563 gr. Top Punch #630 #631 .457" .457-130 82140 Part Number 85630 85631 .490" .490-160 82142 .32 .312" .312" dia. 82242 CAV - Cavalry R - Round Ball .540 Hodgdon Adjustable .32 .313" .313" dia. 82215 CN - Conical Nose SIL - Silhouette Hollow Short 315 gr. SAA - Single Action Army K - Keith Type .32 .314" .314" dia. 82216 Hollow Long 593 gr. 38/357 .354" .354" dia. 82219 FN - Flat Nose BPS - Black Powder Silhouette RN - Round Nose CM - Cowboy Mould 38/357 .355" .355" dia. 82220 Hodgdon Non Adjustable Bullet Mould Data .38 .356" .356" dia. 82221 .576 Hodgdon 412 gr. ® All RCBS Bullet Moulds .578 Hodgdonare machined to exacting specifications414 gr 357 .357" .357" dia. 82222 ensuring accurate and clean casts time after time. .580 Hodgdon 416 gr. COWBOY BULLET MOULDS 375/38-55 .375" .375" dia. 82224 NOTE: All moulds are shown slightly smaller than actual size. $93.95 Unless noted otherwise, .584Hodgdon all RCBS bullet moulds are double cavity419 gr. .40 .408" .408" dia. 82249 44-40 WCF/ type. Each mould is identified by a five or six digit number, followed 44 Russ/ 32 H & R Mag/ 38 Special/ 38 Special/ 44 Special/ 45 S&W Sch/ 44-40 .427" .427" dia. 82227 by two or three letters. The first Roundballtwo or three Mould digits Weightsidentify bullet Caliber .32-20 Win 357 Magnum 357 Magnum 38-40 WCF 44 Magnum 45 Long Colt 56-50 Spencer caliber, the last three are bullet weight in grains. (Round Balls are Mould 32-90-CM 38-140-CM 38-158-CM 40-180-CM 44-200-CM 45-230-CM 50-350-CM+ .44 .429" .429" dia. 82228 identified by caliber .435 only.) Diameter Bullet weights are established by111.73 the gr. Part Number 82303 82304 82305 82306 82307 82308 82309 Sizer Die .314" .358" .358" .401" .428"/.430" .452"/.454" .512” .44 .431" .431" dia. 82230 following methods: .440 Diamter 115.63 gr. Part Number 82216 82223 82223 82245 82244/82229 82233/82234 82255 .445 Diamter 119.62 gr. Top Punch #632 #633 #633 #635 #636 #637 #624 .45 .450" .450" dia. 82231 • Rifle & Silhouette Bullets—Linotype alloy Part Number 85632 85633 85633 85635 85636 85637 85624 • Pistol, Black Powder .451 Silhouette Diameter and C Sharps Arms Bullets—124.52 gr. .45 .451" .451" dia. 82232 + Single cavity mould An alloy of one part .457 tin Diamterto ten parts lead 129.56 gr. 45 Colt .452" .452" dia. 82233 • Cowboy Bullets—An .490 alloy Diamter of one part tin to twenty parts lead159.70 gr. .45 .457" .457" dia. 82235 • Round & Minie Balls—Pure .530 Diameter lead. +Available in single cavity only202.09 gr. WARNING: MELTING LEAD AND CASTING LEAD OBJECTS WILL EXPOSE YOU AND OTHERS IN THE AREA TO LEAD, WHICH IS KNOWN TO 500 S&W/50 AE .501" .501" dia. 82250 CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS, OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM AND CANCER. SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON REDUCING EXPOSURE SUPPLIED WITH PRODUCT. All RCBS Bullet Moulds are machined to exacting specifications ensuring rcbs.com accurate and clean casts time after time. rcbs.com MOULD ABBREVIATION GUIDE n 64 l n 65 l BB - Bevel Base R - Round Ball NOTE: All moulds are shown slightly smaller than actual size. Unless BPS - Black Powder Silhouette RN - Round Nose noted otherwise, all RCBS bullet moulds are double cavity type. Each CAV - Cavalry SAA - Single Action Army mould is identified by a five or six digit number, followed by two or three CSA - C Sharps Arms SIL - Silhouette letters. The first two or three digits identify bullet caliber, the last three are CM - Cowboy Mould SP - Semi-Point bullet weight in grains. (Round Balls are identified by caliber only.) Bullet CN - Conical Nose SPL - Special weights are established by the following methods: FN - Flat Nose SWC - Semi-Wadcutter • Rifle & Silhouette Bullets- Linotype alloy. K - Keith Type TG - Target • Pistol, Black Powder Silhouette and C Sharps Arms Bullets- M - Minie Ball WC - Wadcutter An alloy of one part tin to ten parts lead. PT - Pointed U - Universal • Cowboy Bullets- An alloy of one part tin to twenty parts lead • Round & Minie Balls- Pure lead. +Available in single cavity only. 82 Toll Free Order Line 1-866-735-6237 HUNTINGTON DIE SPECIALTIES - 2013 REFERENCE SECTION RCBS - NORTH-SOUTH BULLET MOULDS RCBS - COWBOY BULLET MOULDS RCBS - ROUND BALL MOULDS Toll Free Order Line 1-866-735-6237 83 REFERENCE SECTION HUNTINGTON DIE SPECIALTIES - 2013 Shell Holder Chart for Trim Dies RCBS - LIMITED PRODRODUCTION An Extended or Extra-Long shell holder is required to trim cases BULLET MOULDS with a Group B or Group E Trim Die. X-Long Trim Die Extended Pistol Moulds Caliber Extended Part # Shell Holder Caliber Description Sizer Dia. Gas Check Grooves Top Punch Shell Holder 25 ACP 25-050-RN .251” no 1 #251 30 Mauser 30-085-RN .308” no 2 #465 Group B 8mm Nambu 8mm-110-RN .323” yes 2 * 21065 .25 Automatic #29* 357/38 38-175-RN .357” yes 2 #311 20065 .32 Automatic #17* 45 Webley 45-265-RN HB+ .455” no 3 * 21365 .32 H&R Magnum #23* 45 Colt 45-25-RN HB+ .455” no 2 * 20165 .32 S&W Long #25* 18165 .32-20 Winchester #1* Rifle Moulds Caliber Description Sizer Dia. Gas Check Grooves Top Punch 18265 .357 Magnum #6 22 22-060-FN .228” yes 1 #505 21265 .357 Remington Maximum #6 6mm 243-100-FN .243” yes 2 #510 18365 .38 Special #6 25 25-100-FN .258” yes 2 #516 20565 9mm Luger #16* 6.5mm 6.5mm-140-FN .264” yes 3 #520 23065 9mm Mararov #16* 270 270-130-FN .277” yes 2 #525 22365 9mm x 21 #16* 32-20 32-115-FN .310” yes 1 * 23456 9mm x 23 Winchester #16* 32 32-170-FN - yes 2 #560 20465 .38 Colt Super Automatic #39* 8mm 8mm-170-FN .323” yes 1 #550 22165 .380 Automatic Pistol #10* 33 33-200-FN .338” yes 1 #505 21665 .40 S&W #27* 348 Win. 348-200-FN .349” yes 2 * 18565 10mm Automatic #27* 35 35-250-SP .358” yes 2 * 38-40 40-170-FN .400” no 1 #575 18665 .41 Magnum #30* 38-40 40-180-FN .401” no 1 #558 18765 .44Special #18 38-40 40-185-SWC .401” no - #622 18865 .44-40 Winchester #35* 40 41-260-FN .406” no 2 #580 18965 .45 Automatic (.45 ACP) #3 40 41-300-FN .406” no 2 #580 19165 .45 Colt #20* 43 43-370-FN .439” no 3 #585 23265 .454Casull #20* 11mm 44-370-FN - no 3 #585 22265 .50 Action Express #33* 500/465 465-480-FN+ .468” no 3 * 470 NE gc 475-445-FN+ .474” yes - * Group E 470 NE 475-500-FN+ .474” no 4 * 21565 8mm Lebel French Rev. 577/450 MH 468-480-MH+ .468” no - * 50 50-450-FN+ .512” no - #615 20365 .38 Smith & Wesson #6* 50 50-515-FN+ .512” no - #615 35665 .38-40 Winchester #35* 22965 .45 Winchester Magnum #36* PaPeR Patch Moulds *Special Order - Order from the RCBS Special Order Catalog.
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