Re: MtMan-List: .520 Moulds

[sean@irelandmail.com (Addison O. Miller)]

I agree with ManyWounds about the Lee moulds.  I use several single cavity
moulds in 
.31 (wifes .32 squirrel rifle), .440 (T/C Hawken), .45 (for Sharps), .490
(for Hawken 50.. Uberti by the way), and now I am looking for a .61 for a 62
cal smooth bore I just acquired. The others I have been using for years and
made literally 1000s of the .440 for the Explorer Post (Historical Post)
here.  They still mic true.

Seanbear

>Hi Don,
>Glad the .520's worked out for you.
>When I went looking for a .520 mould,
>I wanted a Lyman but found a single
>cavity Lee mould. It was cheap price-wise
>but turned out a very nice ball. That was
>twenty years ago and it still turns out a 
>nice ball....so much for Lee being cheap!
>Look in any of the Muzzleloading magazines
>and you'll find Lee and Lyman's address. 
>order their catalogs (free) and you'll find 
>all the different sizes they make along with 
>their prices. As for browned barrels, I agree,
>they are far more better looking than blue. But
>don't pass up a deal on a gun because it's blue.
>You can turn that around in just a few hours by
>using blue remover, a torch and a bottle of Plum 
>brown. Strip the blue wipe clen with alcohol, heat
>barrel starting at one end and apply browning solution
>as you go. Some metals brown easier than others but
>most will only need three application using this method.
>Rust method browning is nice too...but I don't have the
>patience to rust brown barrels. I built the Lyman Plains 
>rifle kit a few years ago and the browning is still good.
>            Regards,     _M_   Manywounds
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