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marlinman93
08-30-2017, 02:04 PM
How's this for a cool find? A first variation Remington mold for the .44-77 SBN. It's marked "44 S" on the side, and "25" on top where the sprue plate covers the number. Not sure what "25" means, unless these were serial numbered?
Needs a new sprue plate built, but I might have a source for repros I think. It's also had a round ball cavity added at some point in it's life, but it was cheap, so no big deal. I have an early Rolling Block in this caliber, so neat to have the mold too!

http://i.imgur.com/t2M5uTkl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/W22J3Wdl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/mdexZJAl.jpg

I'll cast up some bullets once I get a sprue plate, and see how they shoot in my Roller!
wcp4570
08-30-2017, 05:46 PM
How's this for a cool find? A first variation Remington mold for the .44-77 SBN. It's marked "44 S" on the side, and "25" on top where the sprue plate covers the number. Not sure what "25" means, unless these were serial numbered?
Needs a new sprue plate built, but I might have a source for repros I think. It's also had a round ball cavity added at some point in it's life, but it was cheap, so no big deal. I have an early Rolling Block in this caliber, so neat to have the mold too!

I'll cast up some bullets once I get a sprue plate, and see how they shoot in my Roller!

That really is a cool find. I would have bought it and I don't have anything in that caliber.

wcp4570
marlinman93
08-31-2017, 12:34 AM
That really is a cool find. I would have bought it and I don't have anything in that caliber.

wcp4570

I would have bought it too, even if I didn't already own a Roller in this caliber!
marlinman93
09-01-2017, 05:02 PM
Spent a bit of time this morning and using some scrap steel, I cut out a close shape to what the sprue plate should be. Then filed, sanded, drilled the shape for the sprue plate. After a test fit I polished it up a bit, blued it, and gave it some patina to match the mold blocks.

https://i.imgur.com/qHnD3qil.jpg
Texas by God
09-01-2017, 05:53 PM
Well done sir. Bring it back to life.

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marlinman93
09-01-2017, 06:05 PM
Well done sir. Bring it back to life.

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Thanks! Hope it's close enough to the original sprue plate.
EMC45
09-06-2017, 09:41 AM
Looks factory!
marlinman93
09-06-2017, 10:41 AM
Looks factory!

Thanks. Factory were bright blued, and mold was simply polished bare steel. But since mine shows it's patina, I didn't want to bright blue the new sprue plate. I Oxpho blued it, and then removed enough bluing to make it look appropriate.
flint45
09-06-2017, 12:14 PM
That came out good! now for some casting I wonder when the last time a boolit dropped from that mold?
DerekP Houston
09-06-2017, 12:49 PM
Wow that looks great, what a cool find.
marlinman93
09-06-2017, 02:34 PM
That came out good! now for some casting I wonder when the last time a boolit dropped from that mold?

Good question! I'm anxious to see what the diameter will be! A .44-77 bullet should be around .451"-.452" diameter.
marlinman93
09-06-2017, 02:35 PM
Wow that looks great, what a cool find.

Thanks! First one I've ever seen for sale, other than at big gun auction houses, with stupid high prices!
BHill
09-06-2017, 09:14 PM
That is a cool find and you did a great job with the sprue plate. Curious to see how it casts. Have fun.
Jack Stanley
09-06-2017, 09:27 PM
How does that round ball side of the mold work ??

Jack
obssd1958
09-07-2017, 08:11 AM
How does that round ball side of the mold work ??

Jack

You put your finger over one of the holes and pour the lead into the other - simple!!
marlinman93
09-07-2017, 10:43 AM
How does that round ball side of the mold work ??

Jack

Good question Jack! It's not an original part of a Remington mold, and something someone added later. I can't see how a person could cast the round ball and have it fill out fully? I've contemplated having a young welder I use tig weld it up, and then polish it off smooth. But I may just leave it alone and not use that.
6.5 mike
09-07-2017, 02:35 PM
Nice find, & have the rifle to boot makes it even better.
ascast
09-07-2017, 05:41 PM
Nice find - I am jealous. Looking forward to a report on usage. I am thinking the dia would be around .447 or 8. Please keep us posted
marlinman93
09-08-2017, 10:20 AM
Nice find - I am jealous. Looking forward to a report on usage. I am thinking the dia would be around .447 or 8. Please keep us posted

Since rifles in .44-77SBN are usually .451" bore, it could be smaller if it was a paper patch mold. But being a grease groove mold I'd expect it to be closer to bore size and not .447"
skeettx
09-08-2017, 12:22 PM
Well done
Well done
Thank you for sharing
Mike