Casting Roundball

[@jplxlabelle1681]

Good video. Just like to point out that if you use the tapered side of the cutter (the oposite side you use) you will get a cleaner and closer cut that leaves almost no tail. That dimple is so the cutting edge can get as close as possible to the ball and holds the ball straight. Also rubbing on a rock can pick up grit that can do long term damage. Use the mold as a tiny hammer to tap the two ridges down.👍

[@TheVerbiousOne]

These older videos are very enjoyable. Thanks Dan!

[@teilani_ayures]

Ever considered going back and redoing these Colonial style videos? I didn't even find your channel until you showed up on Townsends.

[@grassballsss]

Please!!!

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

@@grassballsss I've thought the same thing

[@SarahMooreBC]

Thanks for this! I'm reading Little House in the Big Woods to my grade 3/4 class, and they were very curious about how Pa made his own bullets! This shows the process so well!

[@Hellbender21]

Good to know there are teachers like you. Public school?

[@mr.mudcatslim3420]

I been binge watching your older stuff to your newest stuff. Pretty damn good stuff and subbed.

[@bunkstagner298]

when I started to build a fire in the living room my wife got all prissy about it. Likewise my neighbor in my back yard. SoI plugged in my RCBS Pro Melt (shameless plug) pitched it 10 pounds of pure lead in it, smoked my aluminum mold, and ran 10 ponds of ball faster than you can say Robert is your father's brother. I can shoot 'em faster than you can cast 'em. like this. However very interesting how it was done in the old days thanks for the video. Nicely done.

[@ReichenbachEsq]

Bunk Stagner camp fires were never wasted. A bag mold was easy to carry to process a bit of lead on the go.

[@jarrodbowers7675]

Hey there, just wandering if you can tell me where i can aquire a lead ladle like the one you use in this video.. Thanks!!

[@TheNickathome]

Watch buying bag molds from Track of the Wolf. They're made in India. I bought one, and although it works, I was not happy finding out it was foreign made. I wrapped mine with leather on the handles so I could grasp to while its hot. Now these molds don't produce balls as nicely as say a Lee mold will, but I've shot some of them and they are serviceable enough.

[@crumply5959]

When the wife asks u to watch cooking videos with her

[@jmupp2876]

I love these 18th/19th century videos. More of these please

[@FowlersMakeryandMischief]

It's always good to have the desired number of balls ;)

[@sterlingdelong9008]

Omg ur my favorite KZbinr

[@evanjayson7346]

I only have 1 :(

[@williamkoppos7039]

Muzzleloaders are the most fun, we have balls and nipples and rods.

[@andrewvu1752]

​@@evanjayson7346wha

[@FunnyVids2024-5]

Zach omg

[@adebraildo]

Beautiful. My respects from Brazil!

[@1stminnsharpshooters341]

enjoyed your casting pard - my preference is to heat over a camp fire as well. *LIKED* the video

[@billy_h_bonney2097]

I would very much like to know the brands of the melting spoon and the mold and how and where to get them.

[@suburbanliving4258]

Thanks for the good video. The opening scene reminds me of West Virginia. Hope you did well in hunting season.

[@ReichenbachEsq]

Suburban Living I think he is in Pennsylvania...hence his Pennsylvania.45 Longrifle 👌🏻

[@beebob1279]

Nice job. I'm looking for a mould for my 50 cal. flintlock. I'm hoping to pick one up over the weekend.

[@MrPanchoak]

You are a real man if you can so easily grab a hot lead ball like that with your bare hands.

[@royblack8631]

I notice the ball mold had a depression where you cut the excess lead off. Can you place the ball in it and cut the excess off on the back leaving a smaller piece of lead on the ball? Great video I watch as many as I can and learn something every time.

[@HarshmanHills]

i know this is an older video from you but any idea where i could get a .69 caliber scissor mold?

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

Keep your eye on ebay, they show up occasionally....

[@Firmglint91]

Where did this mold come from?

[@milesmanges]

Thank you, cant wait to start casting .454

[@raymondbrown3216]

I like this way off making rvound balls but I am wondering two things. First what is the ladle made of because I found a ladle about the same size made from cast iron but it looks like one you would hang on a wall as a decoration it has a handle on it and second I heard something about making chewed round balls by rolling a course flat rasp file over and around the ball to supposedly make it shoot more accurately out of a muzzle loader is this true and how does this work?

[@blueridgeocean]

that last ball you trimmed looked like it needed to get cast again, looked like a bad mold.

[@megabytes6434]

Did he ever make a video marking lead shot?

[@ryangaunt6843]

Where did you find that casting ladle?

[@eielson1978]

Hello All. Dan, early in this video you mention "Making Shot" in another video. Did you ever make that video because I missed it when I scanned down your list of videos? With the way thing have been for the last year and a half (2020 - 2021) A Shot Making Video May be a Very Welcome thing to view by Many people.

[@SlashGibbonsLP]

where do i get pliers like that?

[@tomspettel3646]

Where did you get the mold?

[@greenish01]

Can you advise where you found your shot bag? Or is that handmade?

[@t.curran8243]

Don't you have to pre-heat the mold, like with Lee or Lyman?You can get those classic molds from Track of the Wolf in the special section under round balls molds.

[@paranoidboyscout1776]

Thank you so much for where to find the mold.

[@Firmglint91]

Where did you get your mold from? Any suggestions for some?

[@paranoidboyscout1776]

You can get those classic molds from Track of the Wolf in the special section under round balls molds, called "Scissors Mold".

[@michaellittle226]

Were can you get a ladle like that ?

[@JamesSmith-or7eg]

Where can I find the components that you are using in the video

[@billy_h_bonney2097]

SO..... 2 years ago I asked you how to get that bag mold. Just curious if you ever respond to your viewers or do you not care about your followers

[@michaelcampbell4424]

Were you get the mold from

[@timothycase1582]

Nice video. Where did you get the ladle and mold?

[@jackieeastom8758]

Check out Lee molds

[@eqlzr2]

From a practical standpoint, which is better--to cast shot from round balls, or to cast round balls from shot?

[@coalcracker]

Shot is nearly impossible to cast like this. So you always cast shot into roundball. To make shot from lead you would need to pour a bead of lead out then cut it into small pieces.

[@eqlzr2]

Hmm. I never thought about doing it that way. Sounds like it should work, but be time-consuming. Thanks.

[@shadowcastre]

eqlzr2 It's really not that difficult to cast good shot. In my area, shot is hard to come by.

[@rickyburton4642]

Thank you 👍👍😎

[@corneliussulla9963]

Recently I ve ordered two pairs of these bagmolds from Larry Callahan. Now I dont want to destroy them right from the start. Degreasing...a matter of course. And I ve heard that its a good idea to always keep a leadball in the cavity, so the pliers wont get misaligned. This makes sense too. But do you soot these before using? Is there anything else that is important?

[@darrelrhame9351]

What is the make and caliber of your flintlock? I have a .45 cal percussion made in Italy by Dart, it was given to me several years ago by a friend and I have never fired it. It appears to be a smooth bore as there is no visible rifling and I have cleaned the hell out of it. What type of powder and how many grains would you recommend as a starting point for figuring what will work best in this smokepole, it is styled like a Pennsylvania rifle, a long gun.

[@cooperkaesemeyer2220]

I have a similar rifle I use 60 grains of pyrodex rs that’s with a patched round ball

[@ReichenbachEsq]

Dan is using a .45 caliber Pennsylvania long rifle. He only uses real black powder...because that’s what his flintlock demands 😏

[@sillythekid7380]

That is pretty satisfying

[@robertmiller8578]

Do they make a mold to do more than one ball at a time or is that all that is ever made? Also where can I purchase these molds

[@jasonsummit1885]

Lee ball molds, I think they come in single and double ball.

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

Lee also makes six ball molds, and if you need calibers that are also shot sizes tha you can find an 18 ball mold from Lee with a little work....

[@Bladsmith]

This was a fun watch. I'd like to get a muzzleloading rifle, but I reckon a revolver will be the best first BP gun.

[@brycealthoff8092]

Bladsmith pretty good bet. If you’ve never fired one before, a .36 or similar caliber is good to get started. Especially if you don’t plan on hunting with it.

[@BigFiveJack]

Very Good Presentation!

[@bentontool]

Please comment on your ball bag... would like to see more.

[@kingsarmory8972]

What is this guy wearing?

[@johnmoore6206]

Kings armory , shirt, waistcoat, knee breeches and leggings! What else would you wear? Never melt lead in the nude!

[@michaellittle226]

Thanks for sharing .

[@charleslawson1714]

Anny tips on doing this for a 44 pistol?

[@jasonsummit1885]

Get a Lee double ball mold with a sprue cutter. They don't cost too much. If you use a revolver, make sure that the cut off sprue is facing across the chamber so any excess is trimmed off when seating the round on the powder

[@karlt8233]

In the 1850's, 60's and early 1870's a person could buy just the gun or a "boxed set" that include the gun, nipple wrench, mold and flask. Today these are called display sets and if all original is very nice to add to a collection.

[@davidpugh462]

The smoke is burning my eyes, can you move the camra😂

[@snowman1278mw]

what was the make of the ball mold

[@coalcracker]

Bagmolds.com

[@MrMalpaso]

where can i purchase a lead ladle like that

[@coalcracker]

Bagmolds.com

[@TheNickathome]

Get a piece of 1/6 or 1/8in flat steel. Cut a piece about 3 inches round. Carve a bowl shaped depression into a chunk of wood such as a small stump. Heat the metal red with a torch, then while holding the metal with vice grips or other tool, lay the metal over the depression in the wood, then beat the shit out of it with a ball peen hammer to get the metal to take the shape of the depression. If done right it will take on a spoon or ladle shape.Then either hammer the ends to make a tab for insertion of a stick, or like I did, I ground a point on the end of the tab in order to jam it into the end of a split green limb to use as a handle. Simple, takes up no space in your bag and handles are found anywhere.

[@Rustyshackleford85]

This is for anyone else looking. Lee Precision is a good place for pouring needs.

[@LeeboProductions]

This feels a little redundant when you buy your black powder from Walmart or wherever lol

[@ReichenbachEsq]

LeeboProductions Walmart has never sold black powder.

[@LeeboProductions]

@@ReichenbachEsq "or wherever"

[@guildig1]

You used your cutter upside down

[@audreybarnes6527]

Interesting mold, shame it's too small for a seed.

[@ronswisher5377]

Thanks good video.

[@Auraborialus]

look at this youngen

[@gwendolynmassey3353]

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[@trevormillard1339]

“Now where did that deer go”

[@stephenfeeney2966]

good vid dan

[@linklesstennessee2078]

good video

[@coalcracker]

Bagmolds.com

[@pepepotamo4216]

Este no tiene horno para fundir?? Vaya

[@irishtrapper9149]

Shame your channel isn't more primitive like this, 18th century survival. Like others I only found you because of Townsend....no offense

[@pauldonner9707]

Stop saying “guys” all the time. You sound like a 19 yo waiter at Chili’s. The triming you do after the ball is cast is called the Sprue cutter.

[@nathenmassey8798]

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