Custom mold ?

[Saloon slug]

Is there a company out there that will make a custom mold from a bullet that I send in? I have a strange bullet that I would like to have a mold for it is .323cal hollow base @106grn for my .32cal ML. I have looked all over the web and can't find them or a mold that would suit the bill. Please help me these came with the gun and they shoot like a dream but I only have 60 left not enough to practice for coyotes.

Thanks in advance

[Veral]

  To my knowledge you'll not find anyone who will make you such a mould, and I presume the bullets you have were swaged to get the hollow base.
I suggest that you have me copy the important dimensions of your sample bullets, using a nose shape from my catalog which suits your taste.    With the following changes in the bullet.  Make a swaged throat slug to send in with the order and I'll cut the back end of the bullet to be what your hollow base are swelling up to be, which is why they shoot so accurate.  The mould I make you will probably outshoot the hollow base bullets you have, and will definately be capable of higher velocity potential if the mould is set up for gas checks.

[Saloon slug]

Sir


Thank you very much for your response. This is for a Muzzle Loading rifle so I cant get a throat cast the finished bullet needs to have a hollow base to ensure a tight seal upon firing. If I sent a sample would you be able to tell me if a similar design is feasible?

 I know you don't normally deal with Muzzle Loaders so I appreciate any help you can give me.

Thank you

[Veral]

  I used to make quite a few muzzle loader bullets, but with all the hassle of starting over again, didn't list them in my catalog.

  But send me a mold order and see what I do with it! -- I need only a slug that fits the muzzle tight, the weight bullet you want, and nose style, which can be any of the LBT listings which seem approiate to you.  I have quite a few that aren't listed also, which I'll tell you about if you email me.  Our website can generate an email to me for any questions about such details.    LBTMoulds.com

  Here is my preferred method of making muzzle loader bullets for any caliber.  I cut the body, with lube grooves, so that it slips freely down the muzzle until a tiny driving band which is cut to slightly over groove diameter rests on the muzzle.  A bump with a short starter engraves this band, which holds the bullet in place once it rests on the powder, and seals off any blow-by of powder gas upon ignition.  Bullets must be cast of soft alloy, with pure lead being best except for the heaviest loads, in which case, 30-1 or 20-1 tin lead gets the nod.

  Load experimentation is simple.  Start with pure lead and load up till accuracy peaks with no leading.  If you want more power than you have when accuracy begins to fall off, harden your alloy a bit and work up again.

  LBT doesn't make a good blackpowder lube, though Blue soft is unbeatable for pyrodex and some of the new substitutes.  If you will be shooting real black powder, it is hard to beat any of the brands of Wonder Lube, which are all made by one company and sold under various labels, as I understand it.