wittzo
Member
Rather than buying a bunch of molds I can't use, I hope a bunch of knowledgeable folks could help me figure out the optimal balls to use for my "new" rifles.
I bought a Lee .533" Minie Ball mold and a .530" ball mold for my .54 Euroarms 1841 Mississippi rifle per Dixie Creek's recommendation, but someone told me I needed a larger Minie ball mold, like a .535"? I haven't tried the minie mold yet, hope it works.
My .60" balls are too small for the 1841 .69 Armi Sport Springfield, Blockade Runner from TN ( http://www.blockaderunner.com/Catalog/catalog.htm ) says that Armi Sport recommends a .678" round ball with a .010 patch.
Suggestions will be appreciated and researched. I'm not going to cast balls until I have the right mold for the Springfield, so I can do them all at once.
I bought a Lee .533" Minie Ball mold and a .530" ball mold for my .54 Euroarms 1841 Mississippi rifle per Dixie Creek's recommendation, but someone told me I needed a larger Minie ball mold, like a .535"? I haven't tried the minie mold yet, hope it works.
My .60" balls are too small for the 1841 .69 Armi Sport Springfield, Blockade Runner from TN ( http://www.blockaderunner.com/Catalog/catalog.htm ) says that Armi Sport recommends a .678" round ball with a .010 patch.
Suggestions will be appreciated and researched. I'm not going to cast balls until I have the right mold for the Springfield, so I can do them all at once.