Originally Posted by
TRG3
I cast roundballs for my 12 gauge USH, using lead that's come from old sewer connections that I get from a local plumber. It seems very soft for my .690 roundballs. I remove as much of the sprue as possible, then roll the balls individually on a steel plate using a hunk of 2X4 to do the rolling. The sprue is greatly reduced in size. I mark the remaining sprue with a magic marker and load it in the up position. I found my best accuracy (1" at 50 yards) with a roundball vs. Lee Key Drive and Lyman 525 (about 3" at 50 yards). This past season, I took deer with the .690 roundball and got complete pass throughs at 50 yards with the entrance and exit holes about the same size. The roundball proved to be much less destructive than the Lee or Lyman slugs with which I also had success. I plan to only load roundballs come next deer season.