Anyone make their own Buckshot?

Not quite buckshot, but I make .458 round balls and shoot them 3 at a time out of my 45-70. It's a single cavity mold and it's very time consuming. If I were going to make actual buckshot it would have to be a 6 cavity or so to make it worth it time wise.
 
I cast my own first with a Lee .319 ball mold (2 cav) and now with the OO Buck mold .330-3" (18 cav). I think it's worth it, and the bigger mold is much more efficient than the 2 cavity. They also make a .360" 2 ball mold wich is about 000 Buck. Sharpshooter multi cavity buck molds are on eBay all the time. Check out the Cast Boolits forum for more info.
 
unstableryan said:
Not quite buckshot, but I make .458 round balls and shoot them 3 at a time out of my 45-70. It's a single cavity mold and it's very time consuming. If I were going to make actual buckshot it would have to be a 6 cavity or so to make it worth it time wise.
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That sounds interesting...what do you use the '3 shot load' for? Grouse?

The 45-70 is such a versatile cartridge - which is probably why it has survived for so long.

:)
 
I use the Lee .312 2 cavity RB mould to make up 9 pellet (between 0 and 1) buckshot. It takes time to cast but works great in my guns. If you have the time a 10lb lee pot will make a lot of buckshot.

I also load the tumble lubed .312 roundballs in my .303 Brit over 7 grains of 2400 for a fun plinking load

Cactus
 
Until the Angels Fall said:
Does anyone make a 000 buck mold? I don't know why but I perfer it over 00 buck.
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MY #000 buck load
I use a .36 cal ball mold for a black powder pistol I used to own.
- I use 7 balls in a WAA12r wad being pushed by 30 grains of 800X powder. In a Rem Nitro Gold hull.
It works fine and patterns good.
I just loaded up #00 buck
- I used 10 balls of #00 buck in a WAA12R wad being pushed by 31.5 grains of 800X powder in a Rem gun club hull

I hope this helps, Brad
 
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