Get your dial indicator and hit the fabric store. Natural fiber cloth of the right thickness. Pillow ticking,muslin etc.I have a .530 mold and some lead.
Is there a thin patch that would make it work, or do I need to find a new mold and patch combination?
Linen might be good, but I expect priceyI know pillow ticking would be to thick. Maybe some unbleached Muslim
Smaller calibers to me are harder to load than larger. Commercially made molds in off sizes are hard to find. I’d like to have a .30 and a .34.I measured some fabric yesterday and even light Muslim is still about .008. When you double that it takes you up to .546 still snug but doable. I f it was my gun I would get a .520 mold . But I shoot my smooth bore at least once a month.
Track of the Wolf sells .520 ball. The only molds I could find are six cavitySmaller calibers to me are harder to load than larger. Commercially made molds in off sizes are hard to find. I’d like to have a .30 and a .34.