64cal round ball mould?????

deadkelly · #1 05-12-2006, 05:08 AM

does anybody make 64 cal round ball moulds or even better a mini or maxi bullet mould?.
i have a 1858 enfield cavalry carbine it was rebored to 64cal and issued in india.i have been using no 4 fishing sinkers but they don't group well lol thanks.

Leadbutt · #2 05-12-2006, 03:19 PM

Try Dixe Gun Works and or Track of the Wolf, they may be able to help

deadkelly · #3 05-12-2006, 07:55 PM

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Originally posted by Leadbutt
Try Dixe Gun Works and or Track of the Wolf, they may be able to help

i have tryed dixie and looked track of the wolf on line and didn't see any ,off my head i think 20g is close ,i think it will be a custom thing .i herd ,3 weeks ago customs will not allow anything that even looks smells like a gun related part or item to come though the mail it looks like dixie,track of wolf,brownells is off limits now .yeah not even gun books ,iam probably on terror list for talking on hear lol **** mate i might have to move over there see ya mate and thanks.

deadkelly · #4 05-27-2006, 04:13 AM

i herd today 20 g slugs should work fine with out wads i'll do some home work and let everyone know what i come up with .

Adam Helmer · #5 05-27-2006, 03:03 PM

deadkelly,

In our distant past, gunsmiths who built guns often made moulds to accomodate the rifle. Annually, the old Mountain Men came to St. Louis and had their guns "freshened out" meaning the barrels were reamed out a bit to get below the pitting and that resulted in a larger caliber arm and an accomodating mould was then made.

Can anyone in Oz make you a mould and thus avoid your Customs scrutiny?

Adam

deadkelly · #6 05-27-2006, 10:15 PM

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Originally posted by Adam Helmer
deadkelly,

In our distant past, gunsmiths who built guns often made moulds to accomodate the rifle. Annually, the old Mountain Men came to St. Louis and had their guns "freshened out" meaning the barrels were reamed out a bit to get below the pitting and that resulted in a larger caliber arm and an accomodating mould was then made.

Can anyone in Oz make you a mould and thus avoid your Customs scrutiny?

Adam

i found in my old dixie 2002 catalog a .630 round ball mould,a rapine .610 round ball mould,i should be able to get a gun shop to order one ,it would take ages to get hear and they would put on there little bit fair enough.i might try a gunsmith to make a mini ball mould,it will cost me and might not suit rifleing,i want a mini so i don't have any fires from smouldering patches in our very dry land.the 630 round ball heavily greased might do the trick .ok i have to fly, see ya