SOLD .550 Round Ball Mold

[WVAED]

I would like to buy a .550 round ball mold.

 

[Eterry]

Tanner molds will make you one, fast turn around, reasonable price, heard nothing but good about them.

 

[WVAED]

Tanner molds will make you one, fast turn around, reasonable price, heard nothing but good about them.

Where do i find Tanner molds?

 

[Eterry]

Ok, check out www.ballmoulds.com
They are from England, but so was my family 300 years ago... You will need handles, which they sell. I've never owned their mold, but they are well respected. Hopefully someone who owns one will chime in.

 

[Kansas Kid]

They are made from 1 in dia round brass stock. No sprue cutter and Lyman single cavity handles fit them. If you’re wanting a .550 for a TC Renegade SB I personally think it’s too big.

 

[Grimord]

I have been using a .550 mold from J. Tanner for years in my T/C smoothbore. 80Grains of 2f with a .015 mink oil lubed patch gives me 3" groups at 50 yards. I coned the muzzle for easier ball starting, but other than that it loads quite easily. Before I got the J.T. mold, I was using a .535 ball with a .022 denim mink oil lubed patch. Accuracy was not as good as the .550 ball, only 5-6" at 50 yards, which I felt was unacceptable.

 

[jrmflintlock]

You can get a bag mold from Callahan

http://www.bagmolds.com/UNZIPPED/htdocs/1.shtml

They are $50 for standard sizes and $70 for custom. .550 would be custom and it has a sprue cutter. not for mass production of RB but you can whip up 20 or so relatively quickly.

I personally love bag molds

 

[WVAED]

You can get a bag mold from Callahan

http://www.bagmolds.com/UNZIPPED/htdocs/1.shtml

They are $50 for standard sizes and $70 for custom. .550 would be custom and it has a sprue cutter. not for mass production of RB but you can whip up 20 or so relatively quickly.

I personally love bag molds

Thanks friend, I will give that some thought.

 

[EC121]

I just bought two molds from Tanner. A .590 and a .595. They are available in .001" increments. I paid about $82 for both with shipping. Took about 3 weeks to get them. I bought the handles from Track. $14 plus shipping. The molds work well, and I can pour about 60 or 70 balls or so before my carpal tunnel kicks in. I clip the sprues after the balls cool.

 

[WVAED]

I found a mold and no longer need this want ad. Found it at the Log Cabin Shop in Lodi Ohio. It was used. Picked it up for 45.00 Steel Lyman. I was very happy to find it and at that price.