locking mould handles

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a few years back when I was into the silhouette shooting game there was a company called Cabin Tree that made a locking mould handle . Also another guy who I shot against was a maker of locking mould handles Ron Jordan was his name. Many years have past and now back into the BPCR game I am looking to lessen fatigue when casting... has anyone tried these handles and do they help?

I have been using the Saeco moulds with the factory handles and find I do not have the grip for long casting sessions.
 
cdnrokon said:
a few years back when I was into the silhouette shooting game there was a company called Cabin Tree that made a locking mould handle . Also another guy who I shot against was a maker of locking mould handles Ron Jordan was his name. Many years have past and now back into the BPCR game I am looking to lessen fatigue when casting... has anyone tried these handles and do they help?

I have been using the Saeco moulds with the factory handles and find I do not have the grip for long casting sessions.
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What casting pot are you using? I have found that a lot of the casting fatigue is caused not by squeezing the mould handles but from holding up the dead weight of the mould itself. I use mostly Lee moulds which are lighter aluminum but some of the other brands like Saeco, Lyman, RCBS, etc. are steel and so are much heavier. The reason I ask about the casting pot is that some of them like the Lee and RCBS have a mould rest that the mould sits on when you cast so you're not supporting the full weight of the mould with your hand which minimizes fatigue.

I also find that it is not necessary to put a 'death grip' on the mould handles to keep the blocks together assuming they are well fitted. Gentle pressure is usually sufficient and much less fatiguing.
 
I have a set of the Cabin Tree ones but I don't really use them. I prefer the standard Saeco handles.

One of the guys on the assra forum made a neat suggestion years ago... He closes the handles, gives them a squeeze, and wraps a strip of rubber from a bicycle tube around the handles to keep the tension on.

Chris.
 
Thanks for the tip , I use a ladle and have that big red melter from Shiloh Sharps 75 lb pot so anything helps with heavy mould and long casting sessions
 
ht tps://shilohrifle.com/reloading-supplies/r-and-j-custom-mould-handles/
I thought Boomers molds or someone in Canada made them at one time too.

Could help with consistency but might slow down production if not designed well.
 
vagrantviking said:
ht tps://shilohrifle.com/reloading-supplies/r-and-j-custom-mould-handles/
I thought Boomers molds or someone in Canada made them at one time too.

Could help with consistency but might slow down production if not designed well.
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Yup, I read about Boomers making them at one time.
 
Dogleg said:
He sure made a great mould. The locking handles were converted vise-grips.
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He Still does! I just got one from him this spring... maybe it was last spring. Either way it was not that long ago.
I never saw the handles, just heard about them.
 
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