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Old July 4, 2018, 11:25 PM   #1
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.440 balls

Well, I didn't cast em, but I happened to run across an ol' boy who was selling 32# of soft cast .440 round balls for a buck a pound. That translates out to 1,566 balls, by my comps and should keep the ol' Seneca smokin' for days to come!
I do enjoy casting round balls, but if I can get em for the same price as my raw lead, I'm going for the balls.

I just got a new 6-cav MiHec .44 Devastator mold that I'm itching to try out, if it'll ever stop raining. I do believe it has rained here every day now for two months. It's a rain forest out there. Hot and muggy and mosquitoes the size of small birds.
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Old July 5, 2018, 10:22 AM   #2
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Fantastic !!!

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Are they homemade or factory. At any rate, that is a great price even if they show some age. for me, that is a lifetime supply. …..

All you need now, is a Patriot to go with your Seneca …..

Be Safe !!!
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Old July 5, 2018, 10:15 PM   #3
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I'm going for the balls.

Never a bad plan. And as muggy as it is, not having to sweat over hot balls is a good plan, especially if you can get out of it for so cheap. Now all ya gotta do is put some powder under those balls and enjoy.
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Old July 5, 2018, 11:16 PM   #4
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They are hand cast balls, Pahoo.

I agree, Chainsaw. If I knew somebody that sold me nice sharp-edged HP's for a buck a pound, I'd get plum out of the casting hobby and just shoot em.
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Old July 8, 2018, 11:15 AM   #5
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Just curious: what is their actual diameter and what do they weigh? I put an actual 0.44" diameter ball of pure lead (11.34 grains per cc) at 127.91 grains. 32 lbs would be about 1751 balls.
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Old July 8, 2018, 10:42 PM   #6
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You'd be right, Unclenick. I grabbed the wrong number off the chart when I bought them. I think I must have used 143 grains. I got an even better deal than I thought.

I haven't actually weighed any of them yet.
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