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Offline adkmountainken

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scored at a local gun shop today! pics added
« on: February 05, 2023, 12:19:19 AM »
made my rounds today and at a local gun shop the guy that knows me said hey check this stuff out it was in a box of stuff i bought make me an offer i know you use the old stuff. $20 and i was out the door! been meaning to get a .45 maxi mold! 2 original boxes of " Ellett Brothers" round balls is a new one to me never heard of them, full box of TC Maxi Hunters and a bag of assorted cleaning jags, TC wrench and some hand cast .54 maxis was a great day!








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Offline jbigley

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Re: scored at a local gun shop today! pics added
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2023, 01:49:48 AM »
Nice!! Great find. —JB

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Re: scored at a local gun shop today! pics added
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2023, 08:43:56 PM »
Interesting & good "score" however the mould is not a TC Maxiball like any I have seen and those are all sizes from.36 up to .54.
The rounded grease groove says smokeless powder. BP bullet moulds for grease groove bullets have square grease grooves. Looks
like a truncated cone .45 bullet for revolvers.
These are .36, 45 and .50 sizes of TC Maxiballs. In the past, I have owned the .36 and .50 sizes.


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Offline Clark Badgett

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Re: scored at a local gun shop today! pics added
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2023, 03:57:04 AM »
Mold looks like a semi-wadcutter
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Offline J Shingler

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Re: scored at a local gun shop today! pics added
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2023, 09:54:22 PM »
That mold is the old Elmer Keith bullet. Sure looks like it any way. I have one with a base that uses swaged on gas checks. Mine is used in a 44 mag Ruger Blackhawk. You got a good score there.

https://statelinebullets.com/shop/cast-pistol-bullets/44-cal-cast-pistol-bullets/44-245-gr-swc/

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Offline flatsguide

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Re: scored at a local gun shop today! pics added
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2023, 05:48:44 AM »
Yeah, it looks like the standard Lyman mod of kieth’s  429421.

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Re: scored at a local gun shop today! pics added
« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2023, 04:00:38 AM »
thank you for the info after looking in to it more i believe it is a .41 cal mold.

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Re: scored at a local gun shop today! pics added
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2023, 01:30:10 AM »
Bullet mold aside, still a very nice purchase for $20.