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Captain*Kirk
05-03-2011, 08:40 PM
OK, now that I have my Baby Dragoon in .31 cal, I need to get a mould for it. I measured the chambers at .320. Does anyone have a particular mould make or size they would recommend for this gun?
Most of what I've read indicated .321 is "standard" but I can't located any RB moulds in this size. I have handles for Lyman mould blocks and the rest are Lees, which come with handles. Open to suggestions....
mooman76
05-03-2011, 09:00 PM
Doesn't Lees new buckshot mould drop at .330?
Captain*Kirk
05-03-2011, 09:08 PM
This is the closest I've found. Not much of an interference fit....
http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item.asp?sku=0000690410
stubshaft
05-03-2011, 11:40 PM
This is the closest I've found. Not much of an interference fit....
http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item.asp?sku=0000690410
That is usually used for a tight fit in a .32 small bore. You can use anything from .325 to .330 as you will usually leave a ring of lead around the ball when you seat it in the chamber.
beagle
05-06-2011, 12:08 PM
I have an old SC Lyman .319 RB in my stuff somewhere. Lyman/Ideal made them at one time in .001" increments. The trick is to find one.
You can always take a .319" ball and a RN TP and "bump" it to the desired diameter in a sizer./beagle
mooman76
05-06-2011, 08:09 PM
Lee has a mould that is .319 . Mine drops more like 320/1. Someone could also lap it out easy enough to get an extra thousanths or two.
stubshaft
05-06-2011, 08:58 PM
What does the barrel measure?
georgewxxx
05-07-2011, 01:49 PM
Before you invest in a mould that may or may not work, I'd find a shotshell with OO or O buck. The standard size for OO is .33, single O is supposed to be .32. Back in the 60's we played with a original Colt Navy and used OO buck with great success. Those soft balls chambered easily ...Geo
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