10 gauge Punkin Balls

[Alex Dawes]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

I’ve gotten several single cavity no sprue cutter molds from Tanner Molds in the UK usually about $40 each . And they’ve worked pretty well in the 8 gauge and my 10 gauge . However I do not get molds to fit the nominal bore diameter I get them about 3/1000’s less then diameter at the muzzle and then I build up a bit with masking tape to fit . FWIW you might look on EBay few years back I got a copy of the Lyman Sabot Slug mold but for the 10 gauge . But it was made in Russia or the Ukraine I forget which so that might not be an option anylonger . I actually got them for 10-16 and 28 . My 12 is an NOE version and my 20 is an actual Lyman . But they all look like big air rifle pellets .

I got my .750s from Track and they use the Lyman mold. I know its discontinued, but I'll keep an eye out. Ballistic Products has a .750 mold, but it's a little $$$ The .750s I'm using are about a fews thousands less than the diameter of my lifter's chokes. The balls don't fit through any of my other 10s' chokes which I found interesting. I was thinking about using masking tape when reading your post because it reminds me of the paper patching I've done with 43 Spanish, but with the groups the gun is shooting, I may leave well enough alone!

[Alex Dawes]

I took the lifter out again and shot her at 50 yards. It took me a few shots to figure out where it was hitting. The last 5 shots I took are circled in the red. I’ll need to load a few more up now that I know where to aim

[Alex Dawes]

I’m going to adjust the wads to something that doesn’t just blow apart like my current fiber wads, possibly felt. I’m happy with the pressure and velocity though