Hi all,
I'd like to try casting bullets for my old revolver. I've been searching around the internet, and a lot of the results I get are coming from this forum, so I figured I should join. Here's a few pictures of the gun:
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From what I've read, this gun was made between 1890-1902, and uses 32 caliber S&W short black powder cartridges. I've also seen that this kind of ammo is pretty rare, and I think it would be fun to load my own rounds.
After more searching, it looks like it may be a good idea to make my own bullets too. So I found a nice set of calipers and some scrap lead and made a few slugs. After slugging the bore, I got these measurements:
Land diameter: 0.3040"
Groove diameter: 0.311-0.315"
Overall barrel length: 3.002"
I also measured the cylinder:
Loading end of the chambers: 0.3440"
Other end of the chambers: 0.3395"
Overall cylinder length: 0.9190"
I don't know all the things yet that I think I need to before ordering a mold, but from what I've read, the bullet diameter should be 0.001" larger than the barrel diameter. So I'm thinking 0.316"?
I've been looking at the molds from AccurateMolds.com and the 31-090L Looks like it might be a good fit.