[mikez 4 bores]

I'm in the process of trying to find the perfect conical and a mould for it, I see several old threads on the subject and a post by stoney who has a Brook's true bore mould and another guy used a NEI mould. The NEI is a .732 dia and that's a 835 grain conical but a comment I read about them said they basically had to be hammered down the barrel I'm not looking for conicals that are that tight. The guy with the Brooks mould said his shot good to 100 yards and were 650 grains or so but did not give dia specifics. I e-mailed Brook's about it and they said they would need a simple drawing and some dimensions from me and mentioned something about a sizing punch. My barrel has 6 groves and from what Ive read the on the forums groves are .732 and lands are .724, I'm new when it comes to casting so when it comes to giving brooks the dimensions for a custom mould I'm lost and don't know anything about a sizer or a punch. I just don't want to spend over $200 and order the wrong thing. Any sizing suggestions would be great, Thanks for any help.

[rjsixgun]

I have an Austian Lorenz Carbine from 1820's or 30's thats a 73 caliber rifled barrel. I use a rapine 12 gauge slug mold in'er and it works pretty well as a Minie ball for a muzzle loader.

Ray also has sizers so you can size it to your bore for a close fit.

[arcticap]

This outfit turns out custom conicals that are then sized to fit your bore.
Maybe they have some bullet samples to try out.

http://bullshop.gunloads.com/

[tarawa]

I received my Brooks mould today and he sent along two test bullets along with the mould. I measured them and they should work perfect. They weigh 2 oz each! That is 865 grains.
I have to figure out a good starting load for it.

[tarawa]

I cast 45 bullets with my new mould and the bullets weigh 58 grams using pure lead. That is 895 grains!

[alemonkey]

You'll like the Brooks mould. I have one for my 45-70 and it's one of the best investments in shooting tools I've ever made.