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Offline RichG

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russian molds
« on: March 01, 2020, 09:09:31 PM »
Anyone tried one of the Savorag molds on E BAY? look ok. How about one of the MartyArms buckshot molds?

Offline Daryl

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Re: russian molds
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2020, 10:36:02 PM »
No - I haven't tried them. I have 82 sets of mould blocks, but no Russian moulds nor MartyArms moulds.
Am I missing something?
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Offline WadePatton

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Re: russian molds
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2020, 11:38:25 PM »
I'll be trying Marty's stuff in a year or so.  Was hoping another cottonpicker would try 'em first.  He'll do any diameter and mixed diameters. We made contact during the holiday season, he was away from home, but he never got back to me after.

There's one guy on youtube casting with Marty's moulds, but also some earlier editions and he's making buckshot for scattergunning I do believe. My hope is that they make good enough balls for rifle shooting.
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Offline RichG

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Re: russian molds
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2020, 01:41:00 AM »
I tried to get a hold of Marty arms and got no reply. I'll try again. He's listing a .640 witch should work with my .670 Officers Fusil. Interested on how the cavities are made and how well they line up. Only one way to find out I guess.

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Re: russian molds
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2020, 02:13:18 AM »
IF you need a weird size Jeff Tanner's shop is still in business.  https://www.ballmoulds.com     IF you want cheap Lee.  https://leeprecision.com/bullet-casting/buckshot-molds/
« Last Edit: March 05, 2020, 02:17:22 AM by Scota4570 »

Offline Daryl

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Re: russian molds
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2020, 02:34:30 AM »
I'll second Tanner moulds from the UK. Quick service too.
I have 5 sets of Tanner moulds - all are perfect. State a size, increase by a couple thou in larger sizes if you are casting
with pure lead.  He (Jeff's son) cuts the moulds to the exact size asked for. In pure lead, they will normally cast 1 or 2 thou undersize.

https://www.ballmoulds.com/

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Re: russian molds
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2020, 07:32:32 AM »
I tried to get a hold of Marty arms and got no reply. I'll try again. He's listing a .640 witch should work with my .670 Officers Fusil. Interested on how the cavities are made and how well they line up. Only one way to find out I guess.

I made contact with Marty through ebay, if that's not already your route you might try it.

 
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