Anybody hunting with a 58 cal???IF so do you cast your own bullets or buy

Not quite. I'm running a .54 rifle and .62 smoothbore, both flintlocks. I don't cast for either yet. I have an old timey .600 bag mold from TOTW but I've been buying their custom cast balls so far. I use swaged .530 balls from the majors for the rifle. When I build another gun I've thought the .58 bore would be a good choice as it's as large a bore as a fella can buy swaged balls for if he wants to skip messing with molten lead. If I'm to shoot the fusil much without picking a truly fine lotto number I've got to start casting though... Tell us about your .58; are you using roundballs, Minies, or conicals?

I use to buy my bullets for my .58 from Midwayusa.com

never killed anything with it but it is fun to shoot

I have .58 and use round balls made from wheel weights !

I use a 8bore from time to time and cast my own round balls

well my main gun is an ole h&r huntsman in 58 cal i also have a replica 58 zuave i've still yet to fire i have some old minnies that i use for hunting and work great but only a small handfull left.I have some buffalo 58 call minie and hornady both 525gr.I bought a minnie mold it's a 440gr still yet to mold any i have a friend about to do some lead so he is gonna do about a dozen for me.I have a new englander lefthand also that was my dad's but i've been hunting with this huntsman since i was 8 yrs old so i prefer it

I shoot a Kodiak double .58, and have a Zoli Buffalo Hunter on the way. I have used many, many boxes of Speer and Hornady .570 swaged round balls, properly patched of course, with good accuracy in a number of .58s. Also have used cast REAL bullets (Lee) and minies, depending on the twist rate. Haven't tried the Honrady Great Plains bullet, but plan to, as I don't always have time to cast.

Just bought a .58 barrel to add to my underhammer collection.............of barrels......plan on getting a .575 mold.............or might order some..................from?

Tbear99,
I shoot REals and round balls in my Kodiak .58"
I preffer 440 gr REALs (460 gn as cast), easy to load, very good accuracy (2-3") at 50 meters and it regulates my rifle. Try some RB but not much, I will have to try again.
MoreBS,
Is there any gun better than the underhammer?
Too bad it was developed too late.

Martin

I have two. Both t.c. renegades. One is a caplock and the other is a flinter. I shoot 570 hornady roundball out of both of them. Just ordered a mould but it has'nt come in yet. 58 caliber is a real deer killer.

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Originally posted by Martin Godio:


MoreBS,
Is there any gun better than the underhammer?
Too bad it was developed too late.

Martin

Underhammers make GREAT Hunting rifles, with interchangeable barrels.

There time line is a little late.

My new .58 cal barrel should arrive next week!