.395 ball mold

[36ball]

who besides lee makes a .395 ball mold? would like it to be a double mold and would not want to wait 3 months to get it. :hmm:

 

[Wes/Tex]

Would think Lyman or their distributors shold be able to fix you up.

 

[Hawkeye]

The .395 seems to be scarce, none of the usuall places have them listed however I did find one on e-Bay[url] http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-L...100634089QQcategoryZ71118QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

Also you might give Chuck Dixon a call at Dixon's Muzzleloading Shop, if anyone will have one on the shelf it will be Chuck. (610)756-6271.

Good Luck

 

[lanedh]

I don't shoot enough to cast my own, but I buy .395 swedged round balls by the box. Fifty balls for about 7 bucks.

 

[lanedh]

Lee makes a single cavity .395 RB mold for under $25. The swedged balls I refer to above are manufacture by Hornady, fifty to the box.

 

[Rebel]

Are you sure it is 50 and not 100 to a box? Most of the smaller cal. always come 100 to a box.

 

[36ball]

thanks everyone for the help

 

[wulf]

I skipped the 375 ball because of the gas leak
when the ball is sized into the cylinder. So, I
got all my 36 cal remmed to 380. Now I get a good
fit when the ball enters the funnel and all my 36
shoot like 38 specials. Sorry but I gave the
reamer to a machinist/gunsmith friend. but what a
difference...I personally like the Lee molds. Not
at first, but after I got to using them. They are
far more accurate than my Lyman or Ideal molds.
They don't take as long to heat up and cast a
better shaped ball..Just my opinion based on
personal experience and no facts what so ever.
However, the back pressure is more intensive on
the hammer/caps reaction....be advised to keep
the powder level correct...Not to kill a horse at
200 yards....Those days are over.....

 

[Rebel]

I think you may have misread this. He is talking about a .395 ball for a rifle not a .375 ball for a revolver.

 

[Jerry Reichert]

About the .395 round ball mould. Rapine Bullet Mould Mfg. at (251) 679-5413 in East Greenville PA. makes a double .395 with handles for $89.95. See page 5 of their catalog #20. I do not think they have an E-mail address but I have purchased several items and they are great to deal with. I think the owner answers the phone and ships the order personlly.

 

[wulf]

Your right....my mistake.....thanks.

 

[wulf]

Your right....my mistake.....thanks. :redface:

 

[jimeckersley]

NEI Makes .395 molds in both iron and aluminum. You can get them in 2, 3, 4 or more cavity.

I have one in 4 cavity, iron. The balls are cast very evenly in weight and the sprue is cut off close to the ball too. I use Lee handles with my mold.

You can look them up online:[url] http://www.neihandtools.com/catalog.html[/url] or you can call them.