Been thinking about casting my own roundball for use in my hawkens and also for my sons thunderhawk. Haven't casted in years so would have pick up a few things to get started again.

Not looking to mass produce but would find it cool to shoot a deer with a gun I built with a bullet I casted.

What size mold is most common for .50 cal? I know I would need to play with patch thickness for optimal performance.

.490
.485

Or even smaller?

Might even pickup a mold for my .44 bp pistol but that's another thing.

Thanks for the help

Dave