Hensley & Gibbs #107 .44 Caliber
Full Wadcutter
©2014 -
Thomas C. Dugas
Original
Article Date: February 2010
A recently acquired
two cavity #107 Hensley & Gibbs Plain base mould. I've had this
one on my list for some time and finally managed to get it this week. These are the first photos of it. I plan to cast up some first projectiles this
week and develop a mild .44MAG load for target shooting.
This mould does not appear in the
ledger, I had to create the entry myself based on numerous sightings on eBay
over the years. 107 appears in the 1994
Catalog in several weights, A, B & C (i.e. 107A – 240 grains…etc…) I
surmise it was a popular mould at one time, being an almost perfect copy of the
ever popular #50 full wadcutter but in .44 caliber.
(All photos are linked to larger
photos/Click on photos for larger picture)
The mould photo:
Link to much larger High Res Photo of
#107:
http://www.hensleygibbs.com/molds/107_11.jpg
Just got finished
casting with the new mould. No complaints about performance. Seems I have the 107A at ~240 grains. My pot is filled with wheelweights
at the moment, so 240 grains seems about right for a #
107A according to the catalog.
Here is the range report from
yesterday.
5.5 Grains of Unique with Hensley &
Gibbs #107A
I am testing loads between 5.0 and 6.0
grains of Unique. Doesn't
seem to be any point in loads past 6.0 grains with this projectile.
