RobertSubnet

Greetings all. I am thinking about casting my own round balls for my .72 caliber smoothbore. ToW has a scissor type of mold that I am considering

http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Catego...1/MOLD-BAG-710

Has anyone used this type of mold? I have never cast bullets/balls before, is the scissor type of mold more difficult for newbies to use than say the style with wooden handles?

I am not interested in casting center fire bullets I just want to lower the cost per shot of the .72 cal.

Thank you for your thoughts.

cayugad

I never used one, but have seen them and the results of them. If the mold is cheap enough, and I wanted to cast, I would sure give it a shot. Good luck.

Semisane

I haven't used those either. But you're on the right track. With round balls, casting your own is the way to go.

Muley Hunter

I was just asked to give you a message from someone who used that mold. He said it was junk, and don't buy it.

super_hunt54

This one is similar to the one I used for a few years when I shot Ball.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/106...old-round-ball

Mine was a Lyman but it didn't look as well made as this one. More expensive and you will still need a good set of tongs and either a spruce trimmer or a file (I always used a file to make a perfect cleanup) but you will find that these will produce a better, cleaner ball. I quite making my own but I might just get back into casting some coni's. May have a machinist buddy cut the design I like into a good leaded steel mold set. Damn I have too much time on my hands nowadays!

1874sharpsshooter

So what is the Devil up to lately?

Semisane

Robert, there's a guy in the UK - Jeff Tanner - who makes round ball molds of any diameter you want. They run around $40 (depending upon current U.S. dollar to British pound rate). All I've ever seen are very good things about his molds; good quality/quick service/easy ordering/easy pay process. I've provided a link below, but you can GOOGLE Jeff Tanner Molds and see posts on other forums about his molds.

http://jt-bullet-moulds.co.uk/index.html

And, the best tool I've ever used for cutting the sprue is the $12 toenail clipper from Walgreens.

http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/stu..._ClientGroup=1

RobertSubnet

Thank you all for your thoughts.

Semi I had a look at the Jeff Tanner site: those are some impressive looking molds. Thanks for the toe nail clipper idea - it looks like the clipper I have in my medicine cabinet!

Muley Hunter

Same old thing. Buying bad molds, and getting pissed.

Semisane

Robert, here's a calculator for converting the current rate of GBP (British Pound Sterling) to the U.S. dollar.

http://www.currencyconverter.co.uk/converter-two/