January 25, 2011, 02:27 PM | #1 |
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Custom Round Ball Molds?
Anybody out there know of a place that builds custom round molds? I have been looking for a .400 mold it seems Lyman and Lee no longer build them.
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January 25, 2011, 02:54 PM | #2 |
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Lee will build a custom mold to your specifications. There is a tooling charge plus the cost of the mold - as I recall, it comes out to around $200 for one dual cavity mold.
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January 25, 2011, 03:20 PM | #3 |
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Ya I looked at Lee they made a .400 mold at one time Im sure they didnt throw the tooling away, I just hate to pay a tooling charge for somthing I sure they still have. It would be alot better if I could just find one of there old 400 mold or better yet a Lyman. I think I will go buy a lottery ticket my chances a better. Thanks though.
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January 25, 2011, 07:08 PM | #4 |
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http://www.jt-bullet-moulds.co.uk/
I have a friend that ordered a mold from this place, seems to be good and affordable. Maybe you've already checked this out? regards |
January 25, 2011, 08:24 PM | #5 |
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Keep a watch on ebay.
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January 25, 2011, 09:53 PM | #6 |
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Dave R currently has a Green Mountain .395 RB mold for sale on ALR:
http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/...?topic=14000.0 |
January 25, 2011, 10:17 PM | #7 |
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I've got a .408 Rapine double cavity.
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January 26, 2011, 01:47 AM | #8 |
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Thanks but I have the best accuracy with a 400 and .010 ticking patch, but if I cant find one I may have to go to a 395 I dont think I could get a 408 down the bore the 400 is real tight but thanks.
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January 26, 2011, 03:00 AM | #9 |
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The link above to Mr Jeff Tanner in the UK is a good one. I got a few Tanner molds. They are dead on in the size department. You get whatever you want. Just say what size you need and he`ll make a mold for you. They are very cheap too. One reason for that is that the molds has no cutter.
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January 26, 2011, 09:22 AM | #10 |
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Beat me to it with the Jeff Tanner reccomendation. He has an excellent reputation. He has a U.S. agent so mailing is fast and money exchange is not a problem.
Don't forget Dixie Gun Works. Their custom moulds are not fancy but they are inexpensive and work. I have had several. No sprue cutter, but, IMHO, 'so what?'. Cutting the sprues off (after cooling ) is not a big deal. |
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