Making my own balls

[Idaho Ron]

I have seen pictures of aluminum pots that have been loaded up, and then the bottom gave out. No one was hurt but the mess looked nasty. The guy got lucky in the pictures I saw. Ron

 

[boar]

Here's a cheap lead pot. I had a 78 Dodge truck, the front disc brakes had a bakelite cup in them and when they got hot would chatter and stick. The replacement cup was steel. These make good pots as are big enough to dip out of. Have to check the junkyards. I saved one of my old ones. If the steel got marred you had to replace them. Dilly

 

[Raider2000]

If you're casting ball for PRB in a rifle then any wheel weight will do but for the C&B revolvers I would suggest only the Adhesive Wheel Weights.

Clip On Wheel Weights are 95% Lead, 2.5% Antimony, 1% Tin & 1.5% Trace Elements & would be pretty hard for Muzzle Loading Ball "can be used" & Conicals not to mention that the finished projectile would be about .002 avg. larger than stated size on the mold "so patch adjustment may be necessary for PRB."

Adhesive Wheel Weights are 98% Lead, .75% Tin, .50% Antimony, & .75% Trace Elements & are quite soft enough for Muzzle Loading Ball & Conicals.
I've been using Adhesive W.W. for several years taking several Deer & loads of targets with them, I shoot .457 Ball out of all my C&B Revolvers too using the same Lead & they are as easy to load as Store Bought Hornady .457's.