Holy Carp Batman! Big Ball!

[kevthebassman]

Was looking over on Ebay and found a .987 round ball mould. What bore would that be? How many grains would that size of ball weigh?

Here's the auction: (not mine)
.987 round ball

It's pretty reasonably priced but I don't shoot anything near that big so I thought I'd pass it on.

 

[Walks Alone]

.987 would fall in the 4 bore range.

Pure lead balls - a .919 is 1167 gr. and a 1.052 is 1750 gr in comparison.

However, the seller lists a 987 mold mark in the ad, not the ball size as .987, so you are reading it wrong (the decimal son, the decimal). :wink:

From the followup question answered, it is probably a .440 mold.

 

[kevthebassman]

Ah, dang it. I thought I was maybe making a find for someone with a big bore. Oh well. :redface:

 

[renovato]

I had to go look at the auction, myself. I dream of 4 bores! But what is it with those guys always typing in ALL CAPS? I refuse to buy from anyone that unprofessional. Same with the dorky "LQQK" thing. Anyway, I think that's the mold number. Since he doesn't know what it is, a savvy buyer could probably get it pretty cheap.