I received Friday my Pedersoli "Picket" mold for the Walker. I casted a few bullets Saturday and tried them along round balls yesterday. The quality of the mold is nice, but being "historical" in design, the handles are all metal and even with heavy gloves, it's getting pretty hot soon whereas the mold itself is not at the right temperature yet, resulting in poorly casted bullets :
I modified the handles, adding wooden tips, and the bullets I casted yesterday afternoon are nice.
for both bullet, I did as in a MLAIC match : 13 rounds, 1/2 h, 25 meters, one hand shooting.
This is my "round balls" target, H&N .457, 40 grains Suiss n°3, 15 grains semolina, grease over :
This is my "Picket balls" target, 45 grains suiss n°3, no semolina, grease over :
Considering both the very weight of the Walker after having already shot a match and the poorly casted bullets can explain why the results sucks so much with the Picket bullets. Next week, I'll shoot only my (well-casted this time) Picket and see what happens.
Here is a view of the Pickets in the cylinder :