Hoch molds

Manny Clothakis · Post by **Manny Clothakis** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 5:56 pm

What are the opinions from the board regarding this mold? Would appreciate all comments. Thinking about 500 grain for my 45-70, thanks for the info.
Manny

dryfly · Post by **dryfly** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 6:51 pm

Have two of his molds for .38, one a pope style, the other a 350 gr for silhouette. Make fine bullets that work well in my rifle. For my .45 I am very happy with Paul Jones Creedmoor.

Kelley O.Roos · Post by **Kelley O.Roos** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 8:07 pm

Hoch moulds are fine, only it will take a looooooooooooong time to get one

Paul Jones moulds are better.

Kelley O.

Maj Bob Lee · Post by **Maj Bob Lee** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 6:43 am

I just got one of the Hoch .45 Cal. Creedmore molds. I've only cast two runs of bullets from it. Produces good consistant bullets and I sure like the look of the bases but to do this, at least this mold, has to have the melt pretty hot (800 degrees) and the blocks have to be hot also. So when they get up to temp you've got to crank out the bullets as fast as possible to not let the blocks cool. Hope this helps.

Maj Bob Lee
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aka-slim · Post by **aka-slim** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 7:54 am

Have two of Hoch's moulds. They cast great bullet. But like Maj. Lee says you have to run them a little hotter than a base pour mould. You have to keep both the top and bottom plate hot, or the bases of the bullet will not feel out. The last mould I got from him, it took about 8 months. But now Midway www.midwayusa.com has some of his moulds in stock. They cost about $12.00 to $15.00 lets than if you order them form Hoch. If you order a Hoch mould make sure you have a set of him handles, as they work better this way. Hope this helps.

Keep your powder dry.

Slim

qwerty · Post by **qwerty** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 12:26 am

I have the hoch mold you are talking about nose pour 500 grain bought from midwayusa ( they have it in stock) cast really nice base . I'm new at casting ,only cast about 220 bullets with it , got about 50 good ones . don't have it figured out yet . haven't shot the bullet waiting on my 45 90 maybe this spring .

AL Rittenhouse · Post by **AL Rittenhouse** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 8:27 pm

I gotta chime in with Kelly on this one I have used Hoch, Brooks, Saeco, Nei, and Lyman. With out a doubt the Jones moulds are the best and easiest to use. Some of the others are good but I like Paul's the best Al