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Lee 7/8 oz 12ga slug mold, again?

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I know this slug would work in a 12ga with a shot cup but I wonder what dia. it is and if it could be paper patched up to a .748" bore like my 11ga fowler? I'd like to get one mold to make slugs for a 12ga double that I'm getting and also be able to use it in my 11ga fowler. Another plus is that it's cheaper then the Lyman .715" round ball mold. What do ya'll think, have any of ya'll used this slug in either a 12ga or fowler? :hmm: :confused:
 
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That may hurt to shoot in the double barrel, why not use a .690 rd ball? They shoot real good in it and they also worked in my Bess carbine with heavy denim for a patch. Use the rd ball in both of them. Easier on you and the gun, and cheaper to make and shoot.
 
I'm trying to save some money here. Lyman molds are $52 bucks, Lee molds are $18 bucks, big difference in price. Do you think that a .690" round ball would work in a .748" bore? You'd have to have one heck of a thick patch to take up the slop, of course Lee makes a .690" round ball mold for about $18 bucks too so that'd save me a bit. I just want to make sure I get a round ball or slug that'll be accurate out of my 11ga and will still work in the double too, if that's possible. :hmm:
 
With the .690 RB, you may be able to put that in a 11 ga. shot cup, and use it in that .748 barrel. Otherwise, just double the patches to take up the slack.
 
I figure I'd need a .028" thick patch to take up the slop in the 11ga barrel using a .690" round ball. I guess I could give it a try and if worse comes to worse I'm only out $20 bucks for the mold and I can still use it in the 12ga. I think that's what I'll do, start with the .690" and see how it shoots. :thumbsup:
 
Again, use two .015" patches around that ball and it should work fine.

Years ago, my brother had a gun rebored and it came out .425". He had a .390 RB mold, for a .40 caliber rifle he also owned, and while he looked for a .410 mold, he took the gun out and shot the .42 with the .390" balls, using double patches. It shot okay. He didn't have time to work up a load, and shot it with 40 grains of 3Fg powder. When he got the .410 mold, he decided to raise the charge to 45 grains. That shot very well, with much smaller groups. Later when working with the gun on the bench, he found that 50 grains shot even tighter groups. If you have an 11 gauge over powder wad, you might want to use that under the PRB to maintain consistent pressure and velocity, which you may not get using double patching, alone.
 
The Bess i had was an .11 ga too. A .690 rd ball, From a Lee mould, worked in it with a thick blue jean denim patch. And is the same ball i used that shoots so well in that double barrel. I would try it in both and see how it does in the .11 ga. I will send you a few with the double barrel to try out.
 
Thanks Rebel. I'll be using wheel weight metal to cast with anyway so they'll be a bit over sized, say .700" instead of .690" that'll help out some. I've got some pillow ticking that was too thick for my other guns that just may work out ok. That's for the input guys. Now if we can just figure out how to tweek the cock on the A&H so I can use a longer flint we'll be bating 100%. :hatsoff:
 
Frank,

I shot some .570's out of a .62 smoothbore, using greased buckskin for patches. They seemed to shoot real good. Tried ther same thing with denim in two diff .62's, and the patches were mostly consumed in the blast, and the remains left smoldering on the ground. Those were perhaps too lightly greased. :hmm:
 
Thats i why i use an overpowder wad and a 1/2 a lubed cushion wad under the patched ball. It protects the patch from the powder flames, and also provides a better gas seal.
 
A friend of mine uses just 1/2 a fiber wad under a .715 ball in his true 12ga. Used to kick rifles shooters butts out to 50yds with it.

I just got my new .62 Fusil. It fouled a bunch near the muzzle first time out. Going to try an over powder wad and see what happens.

Hope we did'nt steer to far away from the topic here. :shocked2:
 

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