Quality of this mold?

[BRUN]

Can anyone tell me what the quality of this rb mold is.I have several LEE molds and want to try something different.Link to mold [url] http://www.trackofthewolf.com...tList.aspx?catID=1&subID=19&styleID=1221[/url]

 

[Many Klatch]

This is a bag mold. It will work OK with a few provisos.

1) The handle is going to real hot as soon as you starting pouring lead in. I had to straighten the handles of my bag molds out with a hammer and then ram the handles into corn cobs when I use them. Then it is quite pleasant.

2) The sprue will not be cut off when you open the mold. The sprue cutter on the inside of the handle will do a rough job of cutting off the sprue, but if that is all you have than that is good enough. I found that heavy duty wire sidecutters will do a better job of cutting the sprue off close to the ball.

These are well made molds considering what they are meant for. They work fine for those of us that carry one in our shooting pouches and make a few ball in camp or out on the trail.

This is not the mold you want if you are going to make a couple of hundred in one day. In that case you need a good steel Lyman mold. For lighter use the Lee molds work good too.

If you only are going to have one mold, get the Lee or Lyman.

Many Klatch

 

[BRUN]

Thanks for the information.Ive always wanted to try one of these molds.

 

[Old Charlie]

I looked at these but the size of the balls are strange. They say for a .50 cal it throws a .509 ball. My .50 uses a .490 ball.
Old Charlie

 

[Twisted_1in66]

I looked at these but the size of the balls are strange. They say for a .50 cal it throws a .509 ball. My .50 uses a .490 ball.
Old Charlie

There are a lot of different sizes that people will use in a .50 cal, but .509 round ball is not usually one of them. The .490 is the most common round ball used in .50 cal and the .495 is the next most common. With the right thickness of patching material the ball is cradled in the patch on top of the lands, and parts of the patch engage the grooves of the rifling.

If you were to use the .509 ball in your .50 cal, you would have to hammer it down the barrel with a mallet because the rifling would cut into it. That would of course also cause leading in the barrel because you couldn't fit it down the barrel with a patch. It would probably be accurate, but a real pain to load and use.

Twisted_1in66 :thumbsup:

 

[sequoia]

I have a mould like this made by the Rapine Co. It does a good job for a few balls before it gets hot. Its handy for when you're sitting around the campfire with some time to kill. It impresses the heck out of the pilgrims at rendezvous.

 

[Old Charlie]

I ordered a bag mould in .490 from smiling Fox Forge. I have not heard back from them so have no idea when I can expect to get it.
Old Charlie

 

[BRUN]

Well I ordered the mold in .600,40 black english flints,1 flint and steel to play with,and a bunch of 20 guage cleaning stuff,and another horn incase I mess up the first one.Sounds like my 20 guage is close to being finished so I should be making smoke soon.

 

[paulvallandigham]

Since you didn't wait for the gun to arrive to measure that bore, please call the gun maker and ask him to measure the bore. Not all 20 ga. tube are .615" in diameter. Mine came in at .622", and I had to go up to 19 ga. wads to make it work. Always check the bore dimensions of any gun before ordering wads, or balls or bullets.

 

[BRUN]

I called and got the dimensions already.Want to have everything ready when it gets here.