.380 spruless ball?

[Jim C]

"I've never found that sprues cause me problems sith accuracy, so I don't bother with tumbling, but it works very well".

Absolutely Spence....I'm shooting five shots into one ragged hole at 50 yards from the bench with both Hornady swaged rb's and a cast ball I buy from The Log Cabin Shop that has the little flat spot indicative of the cast balls thrown from the Lee sprueless molds. I can't tell a whits worth of difference. I also have some cast balls that I bought from a member on here in a different caliber than the aforementioned with a fairly noticeable protrusion that will also go into one ragged hole at 50 yards as long as I load them sprue up. I simply do not understand what all the big phobia is about with cast balls and their sprues causing accuracy problems. Tis a new one altogether on me. :idunno:

 

[MSW]

I think the sprue thing is a largely cosmetic issue, but then again, if you think it will help, it probably will - a good bit of the sport is mental.

having said that, I have never found the sprue (or lack thereof) to be an accuracy issue in my shooting (but then, my marksmanship isn't that great) ... if I don't get minute of soda can, I move closer.

running you ball through a case tumbler worked for me, but I didn't see any difference in accuracy, so I spent my time doing other stuff.

your mileage may vary...

that's just one guy's opinion - free advice, and no doubt well worth the cost!

 

[Billnpatti]

I know one rather inventive fellow who didn't have a tumbler. He would put his newly cast balls in a plywood box leaving enough room for them to easily roll around. He would put the box in the back of his truck for a few days. When he opened the box, his balls looked about like mine after I have tumbled them in my tumbler. :hmm: Just proves that there is more than one way to skin a cat. :thumbsup: