tac have you seen those wooden plugs on the auction site , they are tapered and squared ended so might be able to fit in your bullets with enough sticking out to expand
e@ay number 353367895949
i got some here somewhere so i try and find them
tac have you seen those wooden plugs on the auction site , they are tapered and squared ended so might be able to fit in your bullets with enough sticking out to expand
e@ay number 353367895949
i got some here somewhere so i try and find them
email...... stephenbarrow@ntlworld.com
I'll take a look right now!!!
Thanks for that!
Edit - they are not conical to fit the conical indentation - good idea though!! When making them from Isopon or similar you first grease the inside of the hollow base and THEN splodge the gloop in, levelling off with a straight-edged knife. I used to do it with my first Snider back in the mid-80's, and it worked to some degree, but not as well as it did in the Musketoon.
got 2 bags here tac they are slightly conical .
they dont need to go fully in as they need to sit slightly proud so when pushed by blast they expand the sides etc.....was going to use on my .577 but never put on ticket and when it arrived some one smooth bored it lol.......was bought at an online auction.
email address i will post them down to you
email...... stephenbarrow@ntlworld.com
email...... stephenbarrow@ntlworld.com
HI TAC,
I have been following this with great interest and green eyes,
i have a .54 hollow base minie mould, my .54 Hawken is smooth bore, so i do not use this,
would it work paper patched to get yours shooting or is it to small,
you may even be able to drill it out to make your flat sided bullet,
just an idea, let me know,
yours if you want it,
regards,
T
TAC. Among my varied collection of 'useful things' I have a nice original .577 mould which I'm told makes a Prichett bullet, I wouldn't mind casting a few for you to try if you wish. I do have the measurements somewhere, they're under .577 . The downside is that the only lead I have is old scrap stuff.
This is not a disguised 'selling' post
Almost the only 'pure' lead available nowadays is old scrap lead pipe and roofing lead . It is perfect for making Muzzle loader ammo. Just cut any solder joints out and water that down with pure lead to make smokeless cartridge bullets. Only problem then is guessing the hardness.
Salvaged range lead should be sorted before use and often is only fit for plinking ammo
Mel, 'old scrap stuff' is exactly the right stuff to use. Especially if it is pre-Atomic age - ie, before 1945, as most of it is. My hoard of scrap is from a Victorian shop canopy and, legally-acquired, from a church re-roofing. The old stuff having been relocated by a bunch of itinerant lead re-locators, the parish council took the bold decision to stop funding the care-free/tax-free travelling lifestyle of the thieves by installing this new frawk 'lead' substitute. It is totally useless for anything else other than making into thin sheets of waterproof roofing, as it has a melting point even lower than Cerosafe.
I'd be VERY grateful to see a couple of your bullets - .577" is the nominal size anyhow, as they get paper-patched when making them up into the official Enfield cartridge.
You might even have my address? If not, please PM me when convenient.