Tinker
Track of the Wolf have some .648 or .610
I used .648 dia.and pushed it through a hole that was machined to the exact size I needed for my 20 bore
double rifle.
With sizing down the round ball that was oversize I archived 2 things
1) The size I needed, and 2) a flat area that fitted into the rifling of the bore, and made it
easer to load,almost like using a bullet not a round ball.
I made my sizing die from peace of tool steel 1/2 thick,
and a 3/4" drill rod 3" long.
The 3/4" drill rod I turn down on one end to fit my drill press (1/2 dia.) The other end I machined a radius to match the diameter of the round ball.
The 1/2" plate I drill and bore it to make .620 dia.
(That was the size I needed)
You can use a arbor press or drill press to force the ball throe the die, and have a perfect size ball to fit your gun.
Casey
Last edited by CASEY C._dup1; 07/25/08 03:49 PM.
