Opinions of mold manufacturers

[Sburk1993]

So it seems like every time I need to get round balls. all my local shops don't carry the sizes I prefer, which would be . 490 .454 and .530. Lee makes all these sizes but I think I want to try some different stuff if anybody has some good recommendations If there are better mold makers. I'd like to get a conical mold for my 44 revolver and maybe a mold for both of my rifles Hornady makes Pennsylvania Chronicles for a 1in 66 twist. does anybody know a good mold for a conical or mini ball for a rifle with a 1 in 48 twist.

 

[hawg]

I use a Lyman traditional minie ball mold. Moose Molds sells very good molds. I had one for my 63 Sharps and I was impressed. Most of my molds are older Lee's. If you want original style bullets Era's Gone are the ones to get. Big Lube sells molds. Accurate Molds sells molds or will make one to your specs.

 

[AlexanderA]

The Italian repro molds are probably good for cased sets, but probably not for everyday use in actually making bullets.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Lee round ball mold is $33 bucks! for the .454

if anybody wants to go cheap!

 

[hawg]

Lee round ball mold is $33 bucks! for the .454

if anybody wants to go cheap!

I used to buy them for 19.00. The last one I bought was 21.00 and they were double cavity.

 

[Mark_Mark]

I used to buy them for 19.00. The last one I bought was 21.00 and they were double cavity.

I was looking for a 6 cavity.454 ball, buy they don’t make them

 

[hawg]

I was looking for a 6 cavity.454 ball, buy they don’t make them

You ain't looking. https://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/1202/1/LEE-454-6C

 

[Mark_Mark]

You ain't looking. https://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/1202/1/LEE-454-6C

thanks you SIR!!

 

[Rustmangler]

I'll give this a try soon

 

[sharps59]

moose mold makes civil war bullet molds a button bullet for revolver very accurate good size grease groove

 

[AntiqueSledMan]

Only issue I've had was with LEE Round Ball Molds,
the sprue's are cut short and I've had balls spin in the mold while cutting the sprue.

AntiqueSledMan.

 

[brewer12345]

I have round ball molds from Lee, nef, and Lyman. My favorite are the vintage Lyman 4 cavity. They are very heavy, but once you get them up to temp you can just bang out balls like crazy.

 

[PapaG]

Only issue I've had was with LEE Round Ball Molds,
the sprue's are cut short and I've had balls spin in the mold while cutting the sprue.

AntiqueSledMan.

Their old ad said they had "a tangential cutoff that eliminates the objectionable nib at the spru" in Lee's hyperbolic language. old Richard went to the Herters school of advertising.
Moulds are normally pretty good. I have at least twenty.

 

[hawg]

Only issue I've had was with LEE Round Ball Molds,
the sprue's are cut short and I've had balls spin in the mold while cutting the sprue.

AntiqueSledMan.

I've got five or six Lee round ball molds and none of them have ever done that.

 

[paul harm]

I've always used Lyman molds and made my own sprue cut off plates at least a 1/4" thick, 5/16 is better. The more lead on top of the mold, the more weight pushing down on the ball itself, so there's less chance of air pockets in the ball. You could watch the lead sink down into the ball - a small cone would appear. When target shooting we'd like to take all the variables out.

 

[Officers'Wife]

My hubby has had good luck with these people. Especially the round ball.

https://www.martysarms.com/products/round-ball-molds-inch-sizes?variant=21275719106614