Custom Moulds

[JCKelly]

Does anyone make round ball moulds, with integral sprue cutter like Lyman, in custom sizes?

Ray Pine moulds seem to have vanished from this earth.
I can try Jeff Tanner, but would have preferred not to make sprue cutting a separate operation.

I am looking for sizes not offered currently by Lyman or Lee, say in the .580 -.590 range.

(for a Caywood 20 ga which y'all say should use .595)

[C Wallingford]

I just received a new catalog from Rapine and he lists a two cavity .595 mold as a standard size.  The price listed is $89.95.
The new phone number is 215-679-6442
I haven't tried that number but he has written it on the cover of the catalog.

[Telgan]

Go to the Cast Boolits website and look at the response to your post there. That's me.

[northmn]

Theres an outfit called NEI on the wesite that makes custom molds.  Figure on about $100 to get one.  If you look at Lee's website they also will make a custom mold but I think I may prefer NEI as the prices are similar. 

DP

[Daryl]

A DC Rapine mould would be nice - for less than $100.00 - what a steal.  Even the mass produced Lyman moulds are around $90.00 here.

[Joey R]

I don't know if he would offer exactly what  you need but try Larry Callahan in Missouri. I don't have any contact info but he is always at the Lexington CLA show. Good Luck.

[Maven]

JC Kelly, Ray Pine = Rapine, but I think Ray has retired.  Check www.buffaloarms.com for his molds.

[JCKelly]

OK, problem solved.
Should I admit that I just screwed up loading w .595" first time, but now Lo & Behold the readily available (from Track, &c) .595 works just fine in my Caywood French Type D?  Nah.

Meantime here is what I learned.
Per C. Wallingford, Ray Pine's address is: Rapine Bullet Molds LLC, 9503 Landis Lane, East Greenville, PA 18041. Guessed & sent $3 for a catalog. Should find out one of these days if he is still in business.

A guy in Europe, Miha Previa, www.mp.molds.com, makes fine brass molds w attached sprue cutter, will make "custom" round ball sizes for group orders of 5 or more. Stocks various rifle bullet moulds. This thanks to Square Butte (who corrected me when I pronounced it Butt). Hopefully I am on the list for a .585. Don't suppose I really need it now but I feel one just can't have too many round ball mould sizes.

NEI, whoever they are, are said to have round ball moulds. Haven't investigated yet.

Dixie no longer has a big range of ball sizes in their "scissors" molds. By the way, my more ancient Dixie catalogs say the castings for those molds were orignally made to be heated, for ironing out one's very curly hair, to straighten it.

Buffalo has bp cartridge rifle moulds, not balls.
And, of course, Mr. Ray Pine makes those Rapine moulds.

Thanks to everyone.

[northmn]

I have a Dixie scissors type mold.  Don't be too disappointed if you cannot get one.

DP