36 caliber RLBs

[Shawnee]

Hi Y'All...

Well, I should have known this couldn't be easy.

I bought a .36 caliber Uberti 1862 Pocket Police and it arrived yesterday.
Paperwork says it takes .380 lead balls.
Went to the only local store and they have. 350 and .375 but no .380.
Checked a Cabela's and another couple places online - no .380 caliber.

Anyone know of a gooid mail-order source for .380 RLBs?

Also found out all 36 cal. guns sold by Cabela's (Pietta) takes .375. So if I want to get something like an 1861 Navy I can forget Cabela's (Pietta) or I'll have to have two "36" sizes.

Why do they do that CR*P ??? :banghead:

Grumble, Grumble, Grumble... Grrrr

Thanks for your help, Y'All !

 

[mec]

dixie gunworks sells cast .380 balls. seems to be the only source except for lee moulds. You might try speer .375 swaged round balls. they have worked well in one or more of our ubertis. They are consistent in diameter and actually round. The hornadys of the same designation are often inconsistent, ovoid and undersized.

 

[pohill]

Track of the Wolf sells, them, too. I finally gave up and just bought the .380 moulds from them.

http://www.trackofthewolf.com/(S(y5...es/tableList.aspx?catID=2&subID=25&styleID=58

 

[mec]

Right> I just cheked TOTW and there they are.

 

[mykeal]

Don't be too quick to assume that you can't use .375's in that Uberti, or .380's in the Piettas for that matter. You need to try them.

My Uberti .36 cal 1862 Colt Pocket Police takes .375 round balls rather nicely, as does my Pietta .36 cal Remington New Army (I know, it doesn't make sense that a New Army is a .36 cal, but I bought it 40 years ago when I didn't know any better). I was told the .375 balls would just fall out of the Uberti, but they seem to seat rather well, while .380's are a rather snug (tight!) fit. Have not yet tried to compare them as to accuracy.

 

[Sistema1927]

Check the .375 (more commonly available than .380) first and if they shave a ring of lead upon loading you should be good to go.

 

[BigBlock]

grafs.com sells .375 and .395 with cheaper shipping than anybody else...

 

[robert garner]

Shawnee

I found a .385 lee mold unused on E-bay.375's just fell into my uberti!
If you prefer to use stuff " off the shelf" I think I could manage to take yours off ya!
Going to oversize ball really presents no problem if ya don't get too carried away with it! In fact it will just give a slightly heavier ball and more contact with the rifling. Good luck with your new pistol and be careful as they seem to multiply.
robert

 

[Tbu61]

Cheap solution....
Take the Cylinder (only) to a local shop and ask the fella behind the counter
to open a box and see if they fit, they should drop in a little less than 1/2 the way (and shave the rest of the way in).

That way you aren't out of anything more than gas money.

tbu

 

[pohill]

The problem with too large balls in an 1862 .36 is that the loading lever is really small, and not that easy to use. I don't think it would take too much to bend it.

 

[Shawnee]

Many, Many, many THANKS, Y'All !!!!!