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Sweeney
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Lyman round ball mold
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October 08, 2020, 04:38:04 PM »
Got this recently from a friend and i plan to list on here for sale. I think it .44 for a .45 cal rifle. Is that correct? and what do the other markings indicate?
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JBJ
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October 09, 2020, 02:08:32 PM »
440 is the nominal ball diameter and the 380 refers to the cherry used to cut the mold. This might help you a bit.
http://ps-2.kev009.com/ohlandl/310/Lyman_Mold_Reference.html#:~:text=Lyman%20Mold%20Reference&text=There%20is%20a%206%20digit,the%20final%20number%20is%20dropped.&text=486%20is%20the%20cherry%20number%20used%20to%20cut%20the%20mold
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