ball moulds

[Packdog]

Of late I've got the urge to get a ball mold for a .40 cal. I really do not have any desire to cast my own balls, I'd just sorta like to have one that went with the gun. Period correct for early 1810+ Tn style.
Is there a company making old style ball moulds? I saw plenty of old ones at Friendship. $40 range but most looked like they would be better for making small Easter eggs than a round ball. My gun doesn't look 200 years old so neither should my mould.
Thanks for your help or any advice.
PD

 

[Ridge]

I have a Rapine bag mold in .395 that I ordered from the Log Cabin Shop. It's just about period perfect. There is a thread on here somewhere about how to contact Rapine.

If you buy the mold.......you'll start casting balls.

 

[Packdog]

Ridge,

Thanks! You jogged my memory. I have an old Log Cabin Shop calalog and they have them in there. The Rapine moulds look to be pretty close to a couple of moulds pictured in "Guns and Gun Making Tools of the Appalachia" except for the sprue cutting part.
PD

 

[Ridge]

Packdog.......word has it that the guy who owns Rapine is going to stop selling to retailers, that he will only be taking direct orders. I don't know if this has happened yet. If Log Cabin is out of stock......there is a thread on here that has direct contact info. As I understand though, he is hard to get a hold of.

Glad I could help.

 

[Packdog]

Found it. I'll post the info again in case someone else is looking.

Rapine Bullet Mould Mfg. Co.
9503 Landis Lane
East Greenville, Pa 18041
(215) 679-5413
Fax (215) 679-6442 (24 hrs.)
catalog #20 $2.00 / $3.00 foreign

Thanks,
PD