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Thread: Lyman Mold Repair/Damage

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    Boolit Master
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    Lyman Mold Repair/Damage

    I have a Lyman 356637 hollow point mold. The two mold haves are not concentric and the mold pin is too long, giving each boolit a hair lip. I sent it into Lyman for repair - the cavities are still eccentric, but they did replace the HP pin. They also graciously cross-threaded my mold handle screws and galled the screw head so I can’t set the mold on a table without scratching the surface (damaged screw threads don’t go all the way in anymore). Quality defects in manufacturing are understandable, but to further damage the product in your “repair shop” and refuse to make things right is more than I can accept. I’ll never buy anything new from Lyman again.

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    For mold repair go here.
    https://www.hollowpointmold.com/

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    The last 2 new molds I bought from Lyman was 6+ years ago. I had to send them back for being severely undersized. They were replaced by new molds made the same month and inspected by the same person.
    Same undersized results. Eventually I got ahold of someone that corrected the problem. That person has since left Lyman.
    I guess if you don't send it to Eric's Hollowpoint molds ? Just throw it away.

    I don't believe Lyman has anyone left with a bit of technical know how.
    Sorry
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    Dump Lyman ... Check out NOE ... after experiencing his moulds and dealing with Al Nelson ... it's NOE all the way and everyday ... You'll throw rocks at Lyman's Moulds and Service .
    Gary
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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check