1RCBS 38 caliber Cramer-style molds 158 SWC, 148 WC, 150 SWC 2Lyman 4 cavity 358477 converted to hollow point in all cavities. 3NEI 458-150 with three of six cavities converted to hollow point for high powered air rifle hunting. Also pictured is an RCBS 9mm-147-FN mold with one cavity converted Cramer-style complete with an extra fitted pin in the faceted point style. 4Right side mold has five sided experimental pin design. 5Dual cavity HP or flat point mold. Extra set of flat point pins allow casting of standard bullets and HP bullets from this mold. 6Saeco #322. HP pins remove about 10 grains weight from this 32 caliber bullet. 7Saeco 373 and 017 HP molds with pins designed for large game hunting. 8RCBS 45-255-RN with "Fryxell" pins and a Lyman 410459 at the limit of pin size in a Cramer-conversion. Lyman mold sprue side has been resurfaced on the mill. 938 caliber mold with hard-hitting cup point pins for controlled expansion with soft alloy. 11Lyman double cavity hollow point molds 429421, 452488, and 358429. 12Ideal 452374 modified to Cramer-style two cavity hollow point. Pistol DC13RCBS 44-250-KT with faceted cup point type pins. Should create distinct "petals" during expansion. 15Lyman 452490. This mold had a poorly centered dual cavity HP attempt with H&G style pins held by an external rail. Mold was properly rebored on center and converted to a cramer style pin system. Pistol16RCBS 41-210-SWC. 17RCBS 45-255-KT with extra cup point pin included. 18Saeco #445 19Lyman 401638 20Lyman 356634 21Lyman 357446 dual-cavity hollow point similar to the old Cramer molds system. 22RCBS 38-140-WC converted to dual HP. 23Lyman 358429 dual cavity hollow point. 24Dual cavity RCBS 38-175-RN HP with cup point pins for higher velocity use. 25Dual cavity HP RCBS 45-185-BB. 26Lyman 358212 Pistol DC27Lyman 356402 Cramer style. 28Lyman 429667 29RCBS 45-200-SWC dual cavity HP. 30Lyman 358432 160 GN. 31Saeco #358 dual cavity HP conversion with cup point pins. 32RCBS 44-250-KT Cramer style hollow point conversion. 33RCBS 44-250-KT Cramer style hollow point conversion. ( Rear View ) 34RCBS 44-250-K with larger pins to provide .200" nose opening. 35RCBS 44-300-SWC Cramer style hollow point conversion. 37Lyman 454190. 38Ideal 308252 Cramer-style conversion with monstrous hollow point cavity for use in high powered air rifles. Drops bullets at 68 grains. 39Another oversized HP mold for high powered air rifle use. Pistol474A nice pair of faceted pin Cramer conversions on Lyman molds. Pistol475Lyman molds with 4 sided faceted pins to promote "petals" during expansion. Pistol477Lyman full wad-cutter converted to hollow point for plinking and an RCBS for the 45 ACP, RCBS included pin in cup and flat point as well. Pistol478Lyman molds with Cramer conversions for the 9mm and 40 S&W. Pistol479Cup point pin in a Cramer conversion. Good pin design for hunting with a softer alloy. Pistol509Flat point enlarged slightly to allow cramer-style conversion. Extra set of flat point pins included. Rifle510Spitzer style nose modified to large hollow point for high powered air rifle use. Pistol511Pair of cramer conversions including extra pins to allow casting with large traditional hollow point or cup point cavities. Pistol514Nice pair of cramered .44 molds. Pistol516Cramer conversion with a hard hitting cup point pin set. Pistol520Larger HP in a 41 bullet. Pistol521The 452374 RN converts to a near perfect HP profile. Mold supplied with a large standard style HP pin set and a cup point pin set and matching top punches. Pistol525One Cramer cavity makes a double cavity mold a very versatile casting tool. This bullet is destined for west Texas feral hogs. Pistol527Super fast HP casting with an older NEI 4 cavity mold. Pistol528Saeco four cavity molds can only have two cavities hollow pointed due to the placement of the block alignment pins. Pistol529 Rifle530RCBS mold radically altered to a .250 meplat with a cup point nose for deer in the garden low velocity use. If this won't anchor them, nothing will! Rifle531Another .250 Meplat cup point bullet for low speed soft alloy use. Pistol533Cramer style RCBS shown with top punch matched to HP pins. Pistol534This is my favorite 45 pistol bullet when hollow pointed. The Lyman 4 cavity molds are very nice for high production casting of hollow points. Rifle537This aluminum NEI just barely had the clearance for the HP cross pins at the handle mount screws. DC NEI molds have off center handle mount screw holes which can be in the way of adding the Cramer conversion to one of the cavities. Pistol542Five of the six cavities can be done on most NEI six cavity molds. Pistol543All six cavities could be done on this NEI mold only due to the bullet being so short allowing a cross pin to be placed near the bullet nose. Cross pins on that cavity also had to have a very slight angle to clear the handle mount screw adjacent to the cavity. Most six cavity NEI molds can have only have five cavities altered to the Cramer style conversion. Pistol545Four cavity Cramer style conversion allows LOTS of HP bullets to be cast in a hurry! (.205 pins) Rifle549Cramer conversion on a small caliber mold, note the oversize HP pin base section allowing a secure mount for the sliding alignment pins. These smaller caliber molds can be altered to the Cramer system with this stepped HP pin system, there is an extra fee due to the increased machining. Rifle550Another small caliber mold with a Cramer conversion featuring an oversize HP pin base for secure mounting of the sliding alignment pins. The smaller cavity molds can be altered to the Cramer system with the stepped HP pin, there is an extra fee due to the significant increase in machining time. Rifle554Lyman mold with Meplat enlarged to .250" for increased expansion for lower velocity use. Pistol555Cramer conversion with super huge HP designed for low to mid speed revolver use only. Pistol561NEI mold that was reworked from a previous single cavity HP to the Cramer system for a four cavity HP mold. Large cup point is excellent for low speeds with very alloy. Pistol562Four cavity NEI mold reworked from an earlier single cavity HP conversion to my version of Cramer multi-cavity system Pistol569Nice Cramer-style conversion with multiple pin sets and top punches. Pistol578Lyman four cavity 429215 with a full Cramer HP conversion. Pistol579Nice hard hitting big HP in a Cramer-style conversion with matching top punch. Pistol581Huge HP in a Cramer-style conversion. For Air rifle use. Pistol582Big HP (about 35 grains). Pistol585Increased meplat and large HP make this a fast-casting hard-hitter for your auto! Rifle596RCBS mold with meplat increased to .250" for increased expansion in high powered air rifles. This is as big as you can go in a Cramer type conversion and still release the bullets from the pins. pistol601Big HP for moderate speed low ricochet plinker use use in rifles pistol603Giant HP in a Lyman 429215 for lower speed 44 special use. pistol606Lyman 452374 modified to a large HP. Extra faceted tip pin fitted for mold shown also. This big HP is about optimal for 45 ACP speeds with a fairly soft alloy. Air rifle607The Lyman 454616 has as big a HP pin as can fit without removing part of the deep lube grooves (this too can be done). Bullets from this mold are destined for high powered air rifle hunting use. pistol610RCBS 38-140-WC (with someones drilled out nose) further altered to a Cramer type HP. The bullets from this mold are still on the heavy side even with the big HP. Rifle616Big hp for thin skinned problems. Rifle618Air rifle mold. Rifle619Varmint bullet! Rifle620 Rifle622 Pistol623Single cavity converted. You don't have to do them all! Pistol624 Pistol625 Rifle628 Rifle629 Rifle630 Rifle631 Pistol635Hard hitting cup point for use with fairly soft alloy. Rifle639 Rifle640 Pistol642 Pistol644Huge HP created primarily for weight reduction for use as a practice round. Rifle646 Rifle654 Pistol657 Pistol658 Rifle659Meplat increased to .312". Rifle660 Rifle661 Rifle665 Pistol666Cramer conversion on a Saeco #445 with bevel bases removed. Pistol670Lyman 358429 with spare flat point pin set and Lyman style top punch to fit the HP.

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