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Craftsmanship => Accoutrements => Topic started by: 10thumbs on November 24, 2020, 07:36:26 PM

Title: Kangaroo Lucky Pouch
Post by: 10thumbs on November 24, 2020, 07:36:26 PM: Cute little ball bags with no seams. [ Invalid Attachment ]

Not too lucky for the kangaroos, but with as many of them as they've got, nobody's gonna get too worked up about a few of 'em's personal problems.
Title: Re: Kangaroo Lucky Pouch
Post by: Bigsmoke on November 25, 2020, 12:06:27 AM: I think I have one or two of those hanging around myself. Straight from the Land of OZ.
Title: Re: Kangaroo Lucky Pouch
Post by: Doc Nock on November 25, 2020, 02:04:09 PM: You guys are a HOOT...

Really? a Seamless BALL (?) bag...

PO' li'l Kangaroo ne'r done nuttin to you boys! :lol sign
Title: Re: Kangaroo Lucky Pouch
Post by: Ohio Joe on November 25, 2020, 02:22:51 PM: Do they hold more then two balls? :Doh! :laffing
Title: Re: Kangaroo Lucky Pouch
Post by: Doc Nock on November 25, 2020, 03:16:33 PM: Quote from: Ohio Joe on November 25, 2020, 02:22:51 PM
Do they hold more then two balls? :Doh! :laffing
Visually speaking only, they appear to be sizeable "bags" so I'd guess even bigsmokes large caliber weapons might hold a few but you make a great point! :Doh! :bigsmile: :luff:
Title: Re: Kangaroo Lucky Pouch
Post by: Ohio Joe on November 25, 2020, 03:18:09 PM: Quote from: Doc Nock on November 25, 2020, 03:16:33 PM
Quote from: Ohio Joe on November 25, 2020, 02:22:51 PM
Do they hold more then two balls? :Doh! :laffing
Visually speaking only, they appear to be sizeable "bags" so I'd guess even bigsmokes large caliber weapons might hold a few but you make a great point! :Doh! :bigsmile: :luff:

:toast :laffing
Title: Re: Kangaroo Lucky Pouch
Post by: 10thumbs on November 25, 2020, 06:01:59 PM: Do they hold more then two balls?

Not originally.
Title: Re: Kangaroo Lucky Pouch
Post by: 10thumbs on November 26, 2020, 04:11:07 PM: Original caliber must've been HUGE!
Title: Re: Kangaroo Lucky Pouch
Post by: Ohio Joe on November 26, 2020, 07:33:05 PM: Quote from: 10thumbs on November 25, 2020, 06:01:59 PM
Do they hold more then two balls?

Not originally.

:lol sign
Title: Re: Kangaroo Lucky Pouch
Post by: Bigsmoke on November 26, 2020, 08:52:51 PM: Well, I don't know how these stack up to what was in the pouch originally, but here are a few of the sizes I used to shoot.

(https://i.ibb.co/4NtvKq9/IMG-7138.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RHbrYFZ)

For example, the ball on the left is a .530; next one is a .820 (8 bore) and the far right is .980 (4 bore).

The 4 bore had been shot through four 25 pound clay blocks and then dug out of about a foot of frozen ground. I think I cast it out of wheel weights. I seem to recall having a few of these that were unfired, but God only knows where they have disappeared to. As I recall, one had to heat the lead up pretty hot to get it to cast right, it weighs about 1,450 grains.

That's all I got for now.

John (Bigsmoke)
Title: Re: Kangaroo Lucky Pouch
Post by: Doc Nock on November 27, 2020, 11:54:17 AM: Quote from: Bigsmoke on November 26, 2020, 08:52:51 PM
Well, I don't know how these stack up to what was in the pouch originally, but here are a few of the sizes I used to shoot.

(https://i.ibb.co/4NtvKq9/IMG-7138.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RHbrYFZ)

For example, the ball on the left is a .530; next one is a .820 (8 bore) and the far right is .980 (4 bore).

The 4 bore had been shot through four 25 pound clay blocks and then dug out of about a foot of frozen ground. I think I cast it out of wheel weights. I seem to recall having a few of these that were unfired, but God only knows where they have disappeared to. As I recall, one had to heat the lead up pretty hot to get it to cast right, it weighs about 1,450 grains.

That's all I got for now.

John (Bigsmoke)
Good heavens! Either of the larger 2 would put me on my arse!