CLOSED I need some 50 cal and 40 cal

[Tn poor boy]

If anyone has these for sale let me know

 

[Justin.44]

Looking for round balls? What exact diameter?

 

[Tn poor boy]

Looking for round balls? What exact diameter?

I dont know im get a new 40 cal gun in spring

 

[FishDFly]

.395

 

[Tn poor boy]

.395

Yes probably iv never had one so don't really know

 

[Tn poor boy]

490 in 50 cal

 

[sb 54 cal.]

like many of us buy a mold and make your own.

 

[FishDFly]

Yep, if you can find one now.

 

[Tn poor boy]

That problem no molds

 

[Griz44Mag]

If anyone has these for sale let me know

You would be best helped with a new gun by getting 2 sizes in small quantity to try out.
Try .005 and .010 undersized balls with several different patch thicknesses before committing to a specific size.
What gun is this for? What is the rifling depth? What powder do you plan on using?
These are factors that will eventually decide what ball\patch size you really need.

 

[Coot]

If anyone has these for sale let me know

If you are looking for round balls, call Eddie May in Chatsworth, GA & get several sizes to try in your gun. After you decide what works for you in your gun, get a mold in that size & melt down any left over balls that are too big or too small.

 

[Tn poor boy]

If you are looking for round balls, call Eddie May in Chatsworth, GA & get several sizes to try in your gun. After you decide what works for you in your gun, get a mold in that size & melt down any left over balls that are too big or too small.

Thanks coot

 

[Coot]

Eddie is a great guy to work with. To me it only makes sense to try a couple of sizes - some bores are a bit bigger or smaller than advertised & some people like a really tight ball/patch combo & others prefer easier loading. See what you like in your gun.

 

[Johnny Tremain]

Lead costs a lot to ship.
A mold is about $20, lead is a buck or so a pound. An old camp stove & fuel.
Way cheaper than shipping round balls.
Round ball is the easiest pill to cast.

 

[Tn poor boy]

Ha johnny send me your mold ill send you 20

 

[1853enfield]

i picked up a .395 4 cavity mould on e-bay last year for $35.00 for my flint lock 40 caliber. i find myself grabbing it over my other front loaders. The stories about how flint guns dont go off and all i have found to be b.s. but i am not shooting in the rain snow sleet etc. i would rather have a .390 mould.

 

[Tannehill]

I picked up a .490 mold for $5.00 at a ml event at Lake of the Ozarks. Been a few years back

 

[Johnny Tremain]

Ha johnny send me your mold ill send you 20

So they went up since I bought mine, now they are $27 bucks from lee.
Right now tho with all the war profiteering going on, that might be a tad more.

 

[FishDFly]

"Lead costs a lot to ship."

Post Office has a box, IF IT FITS IT SHIPS for $8.50, it holds a whole lot of lead.

 

[Whitworth]

"Lead costs a lot to ship."

Post Office has a box, IF IT FITS IT SHIPS for $8.50, it holds a whole lot of lead.

All they have to do is get it to you........ I've had a shipment of pure lead setting in some PO depot for a few weeks