Forums.NitroExpress.com

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact NitroExpress.com: unmarked 12--1 fractional bore mold

*** Enjoy NitroExpress.com? Participate and join in. ***

You are not logged in. [Login]

Main Index · Search · Active Topics
New user · Who's Online · FAQ · Calendar

Double Rifles, Single Shots & Combinations >> Paradox and Bore Guns

Pages: 1

radin
.275 member

Reged: 04/08/10
Posts: 93
Loc: Pennsylvania

unmarked 12--1 fractional bore mold
#348011 - 17/12/20 03:46 AM

Folks ,

I have come across an unmarked British style 12 bore bullet mold . It casts a ratcheted bullet that is 0.742" diameter , 1.5' long , very deep concave base at 0.45" and with a skirt thickness of 0.138" . Grease grooves are right hand screw thread pattern . 944.4 grain weight .

https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/i/ejamesjpfrog/IMG_E8416.JPG
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/i/ejamesjpfrog/IMG_E8415.JPG
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/i/ejamesjpfrog/IMG_E8417.JPG
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/i/ejamesjpfrog/IMG_E8423.JPG
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/i/ejamesjpfrog/bm0111(8).JPG
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/i/ejamesjpfrog/bm0111(6).JPG
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/i/ejamesjpfrog/bm0111(1).JPG

Any insight would be greatly appreciated . Thank you . Jim

Edited by radin (17/12/20 03:48 AM)

Post Extras:

DarylS
.700 member

Reged: 10/08/05
Posts: 26992
Loc: Beautiful British Columbia, Ca...

Re: unmarked 12--1 fractional bore mold [Re: radin]
#348013 - 17/12/20 05:09 AM

That's quite a mould. Mid 1850/60's military fashion in design.
The ratchet design appears only on the nose, however. Also interesting is the mould's main body appears to have angled grease grooves like a thread, but starting up from the base's straight section.
A well filled out casting from that mould would likely be closer to .744/5".

--------------------
Daryl

"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V

Post Extras:

radin
.275 member

Reged: 04/08/10
Posts: 93
Loc: Pennsylvania

Re: unmarked 12--1 fractional bore mold [Re: DarylS]
#348020 - 17/12/20 05:39 AM

Daryl ,

I did cast in pure lead and not an alloy so I suspect the 0.744-5" would be correct without as much shrinkage , thanks Jim

Post Extras:

Pages: 1

Extra information

0 registered and 55 anonymous users are browsing this forum.

Moderator: tinker

Print Topic

Forum Permissions
      You cannot start new topics
      You cannot reply to topics
      HTML is disabled
      UBBCode is enabled

Rating:
Topic views: 1781

Jump to

NitroExpress.com

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact