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    1" Mold Needed

    I'm Not Quite Sure Where To Post This, So Here It Goes.......i Am A Firearms Collector(handgun To Class Iii) Looking For A 1" Bullet Mold. I Have A 1934 Hotchkiss Ground Cannon (anti-tank Gun) That Fires 25mm (1") Ammo. As This Ammo Is Difficult To Obtain And M6 Powder Difficult To Obtain, I Am Going To Try And Fire Black Powder From The Gun Using The 25mm Brass Cases Fired By A Shotgun Primer. I Need To Be Able To Case 1" Bullets For The Round. Any Help Is Appreciated.

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    canon mould

    easy go to a michine shop and have them make you a aluminum mould it would be a simple and easy one to make 44Woody

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    GROUP BUY THAT'S FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    I think I might have a set of Aluminum mold blocks, that I made. If there is enough clearance, you could bore those. I made them specifically for the 12 gauge. Normal mold blocks will not be large enough. You would still need to have them bored to your specs. They are 90% done.
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    See the Jeff Tanner topic.

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    ????I'm not sure if i remember this or if my subconcius made it up,,,but I believe there is/used to be a mini downrigger ball mold that was close to 1inch...do-it or palmer made possibly????? Leave out the eyelets and trim the fins and sprue, as I doubt accuracy potential would be of little concern...


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    Interesting. Best to check true groove dimensions before doing anything expensive. If it really is 1.000, betcha you could case jacketed bullets using short lengths of copper pipe as both mould and jacket. Life is rarely that simple, though.
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    ..............Leftoverdj, I was thinking the same thing, only to use the copper or brass pipe for say, 2 bands. Almost like the rotating bands in field and Naval artillery.

    ...........pca16, how long would a projectile be? I'm thinking an aluminum block half would need to be about 1-1/2" x 2-1/2" x however long + 1". Closed the blocks would be say for a 3" long projectile: 3" (perpendicular to the parting line) x 2-1/2" x 4" tall.

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    Welcome to our patch, PCA16. You wouldn't have any connection to the old Hotchkiss 25mm shooter at BALLS (Benevolent Artillery Loaders and Loafers Society) would you? They were a group of anti tank gun fans from the Los Angeles, California area, back in the sixties I think. IIRC they prefered 1" mild steel plate for targets.
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    I Will Try To Provide A Picture Of The Case And Brass Projectile. No Connection To The California Shooter. I Was Also Wondering About The Chamber Pressure, Putting Lets Say Single F Blackpowder In The Brass Case? Brian

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    PCA16. Would 20mm powder work?
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    You didn't buy the one at Cabela's Dundee , did you ?
    I was wanting that Soooooooooo bad .

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    I didn't know Cabela's sold Class III. This gun came from Ohio Ordnance. I have received some good advice from here. Thanks. Brian

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    How about a Fishing sinker mold?

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    Are you just looking for a round ball, or a bullet shaped mould.

    If round ball, I think cannon mania sells the mould.
    Last edited by snowman; 01-12-2007 at 10:22 PM.

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    Some of the sponsors of the Blackpowder Mortar and Cannon forum on Graybeardoutdoors.com make custom moulds. I've seen a 3 or 4" round ball mould made by one which was excellent.
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    I did some testing today. I am able to put 5oz of black powder in the brass case. I am not sure how much, if any, to reduce this charge to fire lead bullets. Today I used the 5oz charge but just plugged the end with cardboard. Any thoughts? I know that with my parrot cannon I reduce the charge by half when firing the 3" lead round, and use full charge for blanks.

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