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Hensley & Gibbs #34 PB Two
Cavity Hollow Point Conversion
July 2011 © Thomas C. Dugas
A hollow-point conversion by Erik Ohlen at Hollow Point Bullet Molds.
(click
on the photos for a larger pic)
Colt
Combat Commander with Hensley & Gibbs #34 Hollow Point Bullet…
I
purchased this two cavity #34 plain base eBay around June of 2011. I've been wanting a two cavity .45ACP hollow
point conversion for some time, more than 10 years it seems, and the two cavity
#34's seem to be hard to find. My
thoughts were that a two cavity mould in .45ACP wasn't a popular item back in
the San Diego days. Four cavity and
sizes larger seem to be much more prevalent.
If you were going to cast for .45 Auto, it makes sense that you would
have purchased a 4, 6, or 8 cavity mould vs. a 2 cavity. That’s my theory.
I
sent it to Erik Ohlen at Hollow Point
Bullet Moulds about two weeks ago and requested both cup point and 5 star
hollow point pins. I initially requested
Erik's inset bar design, but he politely pointed out to me that one of the
block alignment pins would be in the way, so he made it a Cramer Style
conversion instead. The upper guide pin
on both pins is captured in the block, the other pin slides out. The upper pin acts as a fixed guide.
Here
are the photos. I received the mould
back a few weeks later.
Before
and After Photos:
And
the rest of the photos:
5
Pointed Star Pins:
Cup
Point Pins:
Sample
rounds:
Sample
Weights:
Round
Pin:
Hex
Pin:
A
few sample targets:
Round
Pin Hollowpoint:
Penta
Hollowpoint:
