I need to know the respective mould makers & designation of the pictured two Sharps ringtail conicals, please. Particularly the one on the right. Thanks.
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The one on the left measures 0.522, 0.540 & 0.560 front to rear bands. The one on the right (harder to measure for the bevels) is 0.514, 0.525 & 0.545.
No one knows anything? :shock:
Rapine 544475 mold. Pretty sure about it cuz I shoot one. Hope this helps.
Brad Schuler 4th Kentucky Cavalry C.S.A.
The one on the right, corrrect? Thanks.
Yes.
Brad Schuler
Brad,
The mold on the left is a Rapine, .557475 and fits some of the Italian repos. The mold on the right is either a Lyman .544475 or a Rapine .544475. They fit the Shiloh and Garrett Sharps mostly.
To determine which is better for a particular rifle, simply insert the round into the muzzel of the rifle pointed end first and the correct round should have two[2] rings that will not fit inside the muzzel.
Hope this helps...............Jim Brake...... jmsbrake@yahoo.com
Jim, that is why I am trying to ID the one on the right as it fits my Garrett and the other is too large. Thank you, sir.
Boge,
I picked up a Garrett carbine last summer and I was suprized with the bore size when I slugged it. Have you slugged yours and if so what size is it. Mine is .535 groove to groove with a 7 lands and a left hand twist. One of my teammates has the same carbine, same bore but right hand twist. Any information would be appreciated, Steve Renner
Steve Renner Co. B 2nd USSS
0.539 LH twist.
Boge,
The bullet on the left is an IDEAL/Lyman/NEI Original style (1863) bullet. As I have all of the listed moulds to compare against.
The bullet on the right, with the smaller rings is a modified style closer to one made by Rapine. I do not know if he still makes that particular mould.
NEI will manufacture a mould to your size requirements if they do not already do so. Check the website to see if they have one.
Take care and be safe
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