How Round Are Your Balls?

[whipbed 42]

i make my own lead ball ammo which isn,t too difficult once youve got all the gear,

it does take a while to make a large number so i can understand that they are quite expensive to buy.

the most time comsuming bit i find is cutting the balls away from the excess lead on the pouring holes.

you can simply just cut them away and leave it at that , but this always leaves a bit sticking out.

to get rid of these bits can be done by filing or rolling between two hard surfaces , but as i,ve said this takes a while.

does anybody use a different /quicker method?

some say that at slingshot ammo weights and speeds a little uneveness doesn,t really make much difference ,after all some people use hex nuts and also conical bullet heads which aren,t exactly round.

[Mr Wilkes 2,980]

Ive got to admit it is time consuming but well worth the fiddling about making lead ammo, I chop em off and use a small pin hammer to knock the spur back in..if that makes sense.

[Westy76 546]

i make my own lead ball ammo which isn,t too difficult once youve got all the gear,

it does take a while to make a large number so i can understand that they are quite expensive to buy.

the most time comsuming bit i find is cutting the balls away from the excess lead on the pouring holes.

you can simply just cut them away and leave it at that , but this always leaves a bit sticking out.

to get rid of these bits can be done by filing or rolling between two hard surfaces , but as i,ve said this takes a while.

does anybody use a different /quicker method?

some say that at slingshot ammo weights and speeds a little uneveness doesn,t really make much difference ,after all some people use hex nuts and also conical bullet heads which aren,t exactly round.

Chore hex nuts from work saves the aggro and works a treat also all the BB's I can get in my pockets of the frag machine.

Do they make a difference and are they worth the work?

[Bluebell h 69]

Have a look at lee ball mould fella ! Poor lead in then open them up the ball just falls out clean

[whipbed 42]

will try the pin hammer method , sounds easier.

also if the lee ball mould makes them clean then they could also be worth a look

ta

[micckey 106]

i make my own lead ball ammo which isn,t too difficult once youve got all the gear,

it does take a while to make a large number so i can understand that they are quite expensive to buy.

the most time comsuming bit i find is cutting the balls away from the excess lead on the pouring holes.

you can simply just cut them away and leave it at that , but this always leaves a bit sticking out.

to get rid of these bits can be done by filing or rolling between two hard surfaces , but as i,ve said this takes a while.

does anybody use a different /quicker method?

some say that at slingshot ammo weights and speeds a little uneveness doesn,t really make much difference ,after all some people use hex nuts and also conical bullet heads which aren,t exactly round.

I use Chemical Metal on the cheap ebay mold to fill in the side lines and counter sink the tops so they just twist off ... I have also had some made ...