I am looking for a reasonable reproduction of the original bullet mold that makes the Walker .44 cal
"needle" nosed Picket conical bullet. From looking around, it looks like the ONLY repro available is the Pedersoli
single bullet mold for $100-$130 new, depending on who you buy it from. It looks to be a reasonable repro of the original Colt mold and may make a similar looking bullet.
Does anyone have experience with this mold? If so, what grain weight bullet does this mold make? What is the as cast od of this bullet? Does this bullet shoot any better/worse than the ACW design .44 cal bullets that can be made using Lee molds? It is my understanding the original Walkers were issued with a single cavity conical mold (not a round ball and conical cavity mold) and that conical bullets were used exclusively in Walkers during the Mexican War. Is that correct?
"needle" nosed Picket conical bullet. From looking around, it looks like the ONLY repro available is the Pedersoli
single bullet mold for $100-$130 new, depending on who you buy it from. It looks to be a reasonable repro of the original Colt mold and may make a similar looking bullet.
Does anyone have experience with this mold? If so, what grain weight bullet does this mold make? What is the as cast od of this bullet? Does this bullet shoot any better/worse than the ACW design .44 cal bullets that can be made using Lee molds? It is my understanding the original Walkers were issued with a single cavity conical mold (not a round ball and conical cavity mold) and that conical bullets were used exclusively in Walkers during the Mexican War. Is that correct?