simple shotmaker set up

[mac1911]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQKlv...layer_embedded

It apear to be in slow motion. I am no camera man. The shot falls out of the maker much faster. If you listen you can hear a small ticking noise like a noise lifter on an engine. thats closer to how fast the shot is dripping. I find it cool though to see the shot in my slowmo version. I have no idea why it did that ?

Now for real simple you can find one of these table top versions. I got this from a fellow shooter. He never used it. The directions claim with practice you can do 5lbs per hour.

[garandsrus]

Mac,

It's not in slow-motion... The camera shutter speed and frames per second don't match the speed of the shot coming out so you don't see every piece of shot and only see a snapshot in time. It's kind of like the wagon wheels that go backwards in the movies

John

[geargnasher]

I watched that a while back, apparently that was a "kit" you bought, or basically a set of DIY instructions using commonly available parts. Pretty neat. I was trying to find a way to make small quantities of #12 shot myself, so far no luck.

Gear

[mac1911]

Gear, I started with #9 drippers. I had problems with them not flowing well. A call to the manufacture stated that useing to pure of a mix can have problems on the smaller shot drippers.
When trying to make shot you need a ramp of some sort for the shot to bounce and roll a bit. If you just let the shot drip you get tear drop or tails on your shot. You can see in the video the tails forming a bit as it just releases from the dripper.
The shot maker it self is a James Stewart Better Shotmaker and works well. I have one nozzle that has been a pain from day one. I just leave it alone for now. I only run about 50lbs every few weeks so one nozzle not working is no big deal.

I posted pics before this is just a quick video. I did this more to learn how to use the camera and pc to down load stuff.

[shortbed454]

mac1911 can you elaborate on this table top shot maker you posted a picture of? looks interesting and simple.

[mac1911]

Sorry for the long wait.
It's a table top model designed to be used with the short plumbers torch bottles. I never tried it. Still sitting in the basement somewhere.

[repeat]

I assume that is for small shot.
Is there a machine to cast B,BB and BBB shot?
I contacted Shot Maker and they said their machines will not make shot that large.
I use more BB than any other shot and would love to make Bismuth BB shot

[Spudgunr]

Repeat,

Buy a mold from buckshotmold.com? These are the sharpshooter molds common on here. May have to email him, he doesn't always list everything he has. I have a .190 mold, think he goes down to .170. Not fast, but probably your only option.

[GhostHawk]

Agree with spudgunr, trying to drip bigger than 4's or dueces just is not going to work well.

I have 3 of the buckshot molds from sharpshooter and they work well. I do rework mine, handles twice as long and half as thick. Small hands here, and doing that keeps my pinky's away from hot metal.

I have the 00/#4 combo, a #1 .30 caliber that I dearly love, and a .22 which does cast a round ball that shoots in my .22 airguns. Not as accurate as pellets, but good enough to take a squirrel in the head at 20 - 50 feet which is just fine for SHTF.

[Teddy (punchie)]

all interesting thanks for sharing

[crashguy]

This was a side project I did... works well for me to make a modest amount of shot.. http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...=1#post2358605

[mac1911]

old post but im thinking of selling the table top single dripper short maker. I never used and and IO think its time for a home to someone who collects or wants a very small shotmaker