catapults

[tomhw100]

hi fellas

 

me and a few mates have made some catapults and we have a lead mould,but you can only mould one at a time and it takes ages! wondered if any of you guys own or used to own a catapult and what ammo you used to use or make.

 

Cheers Tom

[radio1ham]

when we used to have catapults when we were kids we used to use marbles also lead fishing wieghts aswell

but ive seen moulds on fleabay for making catapult ammo i think it does 10 at a time for about 30quid

but failing that you can buy a double cavity musket mould which are around 30 quid aswell as ive bought one for making my own

heavy lead shot cartridges for when out and about incase i see a fox as the price of AAA`s and SSG`s etc are stupid prices

hope this helps you

[Doggone]

We used to use 9mm steel ball bearings, not expensive fifty years ago, don't know about now though.

Andy

[reaper6]

you can buy dedicated steel ball ammo for catulpults and its not that expensive

[tomhw100]

you can buy dedicated steel ball ammo for catulpults and its not that expensive

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oh yea i know but theyre not very heavy for hunting are they! we wanna try and shoot some rats with them!

 

cheers tom

[tomhw100]

when we used to have catapults when we were kids we used to use marbles also lead fishing wieghts aswell

but ive seen moulds on fleabay for making catapult ammo i think it does 10 at a time for about 30quid

but failing that you can buy a double cavity musket mould which are around 30 quid aswell as ive bought one for making my own

heavy lead shot cartridges for when out and about incase i see a fox as the price of AAA`s and SSG`s etc are stupid prices

hope this helps you

 

yea cheers i just found some on ebay!

[bullet boy]

Marbles go well in cattys too and are a lot cheaper then the steel ones!

[6br]

for my catapult I use a lee bullet mold double cavity and makes a .454 diameter ball which is perfect.

[njc110381]

I used to use the steel balls in my black widow when I was a lad. I wouldn't say they're not up to the job of killing a Rat, they hit very hard. Being so hard you can use them loads of times and if you make yourself a heavy canvas backstop for when you're practising you'll not actually use that many in the field. I recon I used to shoot 100 in the garden for every one I let go at a bunny when I was keen.

 

Henry Krank does lead balls for about £15/100, I'd be tempted to buy them for the time it would take to make them! Having said that it's the same as reloading (which I do). Sometimes it's not so much about the cost as knowing you've made the ammo yourself. I which case there are loads of moulds on the market, the more cavities the better!

[mayfly36]

this is what i use, although its only a double ball mould i do believe you can bigger. heres something on the auction site. type this is in. BALL LEAD SINKER MOULDS!! 44 gram

 

 

 

http://www.midwayuk.com/apps/eproductpage....leitemid=378295

Edited March 7, 2010 by mayfly36