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General discussion => Black Powder Shooting => Topic started by: Daryl on December 14, 2023, 05:04:49 AM

Title: Round Ball Moulds in the USA
Post by: Daryl on December 14, 2023, 05:04:49 AM
Here's an outfit that makes CNC's aluminum blocks for multi-cavity molds.

https://www.martysarms.com/
Title: Re: Round Ball Moulds in the USA
Post by: Ted Kramer on December 14, 2023, 05:41:24 AM
Hmmm...practically in my backyard. Thanks Daryl.
Title: Re: Round Ball Moulds in the USA
Post by: Daryl on December 14, 2023, 06:20:34 AM
Pleasure. These were brought to my attention on Nitroexpress forum by a friend from Idaho.
Title: Re: Round Ball Moulds in the USA
Post by: duca on December 14, 2023, 11:21:43 AM
Yep, seen this on eBay and picked up a .520 for my Kibler .54 love it!
Title: Re: Round Ball Moulds in the USA
Post by: Jim S on December 14, 2023, 03:44:25 PM
I wonder what the purpose of the X - flyers is.
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Post by: Niall on December 14, 2023, 05:10:57 PM
I wonder what the purpose of the X - flyers is.

I'm curious as well.
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Post by: smylee grouch on December 14, 2023, 05:18:03 PM
For whatever reason I could not get this site to come up on my device. Do they make single cavity molds?
Title: Re: Round Ball Moulds in the USA
Post by: Bill Weedman on December 14, 2023, 05:57:58 PM
I have been using their molds for a couple years now and are excellent molds. Make sure you wear gloves or the bolts in the handles will get you.
Title: Re: Round Ball Moulds in the USA
Post by: snapper on December 14, 2023, 05:59:27 PM
How is the size and weight constancy that each cavity cast?

Thanks

Fleener
Title: Re: Round Ball Moulds in the USA
Post by: Daryl on December 14, 2023, 09:49:46 PM
The cavities should be exactly the same, being CNC'd.

The X ball in large sizes, might have been an attempt to get better accuracy from a smoothbore.
Perhaps a kind of a cast-able form making a golf-ball effect?)

It will certainly make a lighter ball than one full sized. IIRC the X-ball mould I saw, was .724".
Title: Re: Round Ball Moulds in the USA
Post by: Niall on December 14, 2023, 10:21:46 PM


The X ball in large sizes, might have been an attempt to get better accuracy from a smoothbore.
Perhaps a kind of a cast-able form making a golf-ball effect?)

It will certainly make a lighter ball than one full sized. IIRC the X-ball mould I saw, was .724".

That's what I was thinking......even the golf-ball bit