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Offline Lucky R A

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.480 ball mold
« on: June 17, 2013, 04:32:09 AM »
      I am looking for a .480 ball mold.  Lee nor Lyman list this size.  I don't want a bag mold or something w/o a sprue cutter.   I am presently using swaged .480 balls, but prefer to cast my own.  Anyone got one to part with, or a good source?

Thanks Ron
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Offline cmac

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Re: .480 ball mold
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2013, 05:10:21 AM »
Larry Callahan makes bag molds any size. Maybe ship an undersized lee or lyman mold to him and have him cut it to size???
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Re: .480 ball mold
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2014, 05:26:39 AM »
Looking for a .480 ball mould also. Prefer to cast my own too.
Is there any kind of update regarding this original question?
Thanks……….see ya mark

Offline WadePatton

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Re: .480 ball mold
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2014, 06:16:09 AM »
The only custom mould i ever bought was from England, no extra charge any size ever, in brass from Jeff Tanner.

http://www.jt-bullet-moulds.co.uk/moulds.html


I've only dropped a couple hundred balls from it but I expect to buy most of the rest of my moulds from Jeff.  My only other roundball casting experience is with Lee*.  No sprue cutter on the JT moulds.


*Lee doesn't put my name on the mould for me.  ::)
« Last Edit: September 26, 2014, 06:23:37 PM by WadePatton »
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Offline Kermit

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Re: .480 ball mold
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2014, 06:26:37 AM »
I've been looking for a .480 too.  :o
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Offline Daryl

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Re: .480 ball mold
« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2014, 05:30:21 PM »
Is the .480 mould for a .50 smooth rifle?
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Offline Kermit

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Re: .480 ball mold
« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2014, 07:15:29 PM »
For me, yes. Smokinbuck sent me some .475's to try. Worked fine, but I'm trying .480's next.
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Re: .480 ball mold
« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2014, 05:12:46 AM »
Here's one…….

http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/1202/3/LEE-480-6C

Has anyone used it before?
Thanks in advance……….see ya mark