{"product_id":"kal-738-bleikugel-muskete-gerollt-kopie-1","title":"Cal. .738 | Rolled lead ball\/musket","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\n \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px,;\"\u003eLead round balls .738\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px,;\"\u003eEach ball is cast by hand and 100% checked for quality!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e 50 pieces of lead round balls for needle guns or muskets in this caliber.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 20px,;\"\u003e Diameter (approx.): 18.67mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e The bullets are carefully cast from soft lead using a French steel mold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e These balls are almost cannon-like in size!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #e36c09,;\"\u003eThis ball was rolled in a drum and then treated with wax and graphite (see picture 2). This means that it no longer has any casting slugs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e From now on I will roll (drum) lead balls and treat them with wax and graphite. \u003cbr\u003eYou can clearly see that the casting slugs and any casting burrs have almost completely disappeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e The advantage of casting is that there are no voids in the ball because the air can still escape from the top of the mold. When pressing, there can be voids in the lead, which result in very different weights of the balls and therefore different hit positions. These pressed balls do not have a casting slug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e With this method I now combine the advantages of casting with those of pressing. Uniform ball weights and NO cast slugs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Tania Heber (German champion, European champion, world champion in the various muzzle-loading disciplines) would also only use the rolled balls! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center,;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.ecwid.com\/images\/wysiwyg\/product\/20445081\/160245769\/15745161843261687116496\/Fotolia_100969972_Subscription_Monthly_XL_jpg\" width=\"384\" height=\"165\" style=\"width: 384px, height: 165px,;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"G\u0026M Geschosse und Mehr","offers":[{"title":"standard (50 pieces)","offer_id":57331858407772,"sku":"00395","price":37.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sample (5 pieces)","offer_id":57331858440540,"sku":"00395-M","price":6.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/4906\/7581\/files\/BleikugelKal..736_HenselEinzel00395.jpg?v=1775927057","url":"https:\/\/gundm.shop\/en\/products\/kal-738-bleikugel-muskete-gerollt-kopie-1","provider":"G\u0026M Geschosse und Mehr","version":"1.0","type":"link"}