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Precision Shooting Patches for round ball Precision Shooting Patches Precision made from special tightly woven cotton to insure uniformity Constant thickness weave diameter weight and thread count help eliminate these variables from your shooting Offered as
[email protected]Sep 23 2016 50 REAL 250 gr vs Round Ball Hunting Ballistics I have 2 barrels for my percussion Lyman Great Plains Rifle a 160 twist for round balls a 132 twist for heavier bullets Both barrels are 32 inches long I have taken deer with both but never studied the numbers on these
Nov 14 2014 A loading block is a piece of wood drilled to size to hold your cloth patched roundball they can even hold saboted bullets They are historically correct and are easy to make yourself They come in all sizes During the American Revolution 3 to 5 ball loading blocks were common Bags have been found with 3 blocks of 3 round balls
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In all of these guns I use one load for everything A load of 20 grains of FFFg with patched round balls usually gives excellent results on both turkeys and squirrels in 32 and 36caliber guns In 45 to 54calibers I load from 85 to 110 grains of FFg for patched roundball turkey and deer loads
The rifles were loaded with a slightly undersized ball wrapped in a patch The purpose of the patch is to create a seal but as the test shows the patch method still allows a lot of gas to escape around the ball while it is in the muzzle Gun Loaded with a light 28 grain load and a round ball it rivals a modern 38 special Loaded with
Feb 22 2011 The 4045cal were the preferred deer round ball in the eastern half of the USA Going west upped the ball size to Major Ferguson of the British army was killed at Kings Mountain by a 40 ball My forty ball shooter has taken many deer with 65grs of fffg and patched ball They are pheasant to shoot and very accurate
Dec 21 2008 Im trying to determine the midrange and point black distances for my 50 round ball smoke pole but I cant find any charts anywhere with this trajectory data Anyone know any good reference for this
The 54 is the superior round ball hunter The 54 caliber is an excellent choice for a hunter who uses a patched round ball load Several side hammer round ball guns are available in 54 caliber including the excellent Lyman Deerslayer Traditions Woodsman Cabelas Sporterized Hawken and several other traditional Hawken style rifles
Aug 10 2013 I have been reading that some people have success in shooting a patched round ball out of a faster twist barrel and am just looking for any insights that the Arfcom community might be able to provide I understand that less powder or a single pellet should be used but am looking for recommendations on patches balls etc
Aug 30 2011 The first deer I ever shot with a muzzle loader was with a 50 cal Hawkins loaded with 83 grains fff Goex and a patched round ball It seems I am the only one who doesnt believe round balls to be the an efficient way to harvest deer The shot I took was no
My 32 caliber Traditions Crockett Rifle shoots patched round balls only I put 100 dry patches in a zip sandwich bag and pour about 12 fluid oz of melted 100 hog lard in the bag with the patches Knead the bag for a couple of minutes and all of the patches will fully absorb the lardlube
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For me round ball loads tend to shoot higher than point of aim in a revolver and lower than point of aim from a rifle The M die or neck expander die works well in seating both wads and round balls in assembling the loads Bumping a round ball to the proper
The terminal ballistics of a 180 grain 50 caliber roundball at 100 yards are slightly better than a 158 grain 38 Special P round 880 fps at the muzzle That is a 13 long by 06 diameter wound channel Poking a 13 long hole in any animal smaller than a fullgrown Holstein will put it on the ground
Large variations in powder charge dont seem to make much difference All shoot well if any shoot well This leaves the slow twist shooter with only the task of finding proper ball size and patch thickness without having to worry a whole lot about exact powder charge Somewhat the opposite is true with round balls in fast twist barrels
Mar 23 2015 I recently post a question about the accuracy of my Armi sport 1853 with round balls I was shooting Hornady 570 balls with a 010 patch I am using 60 grains of 2f powder I was consistently shooting about 810 high I even tried backing my powder down to 50 grains with the same results It
Aug 27 2012 Patch lube for round ball If this is your first visit be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above You may have to register before you can post click the register link above to proceed To start viewing messages select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below spray the patch then place the ball and run it down
My first true big bore patched round ball muzzleloading rifle was the 38inch barreled 62 caliber fullstock percussion Leman I had built in 1980 while working with Dixie Gun Works I had put the rifle together specifically for taking my second buffalo The load I settled on consisted of 140grains of GOEX FFg black powder behind a patched 344grain 610 diameter lead ball
Speer offers a variety of lead balls for the traditional shooting enthusiast Great care is taken to ensure smoothness and shape uniformity for better accuracy
Completely uniform in size weight and roundness Hornady Round Balls deliver consistent and accurate performance Theyre cold swaged from pure lead which eliminates air pockets and voids common to cast balls And the smoother rounder surface
Nov 21 2011 Have a Hawken style rifle that I want to use a patched round ball in Balls are 490 and want to know what size patch to use Have some 015 but wondering is it should be 010 to equal the bore size Any help would be appreciated
Ever since I started hunting with a muzzleloader about 15 years ago Ive been using patched round balls This habit has been cause for derision from some of my hunting companions who believe that round balls are marginal andor obsolete and that I must therefore be daft to use them
Aug 04 2014 The patching material is the key to be accurate with a round ball load A good patch is made of good quality dense natural material You can buy good quality patches in your local blackpowder shop but you can also make your own Which ever you choose keep in mind a few things You must have a tight patchball combination
Feb 24 2020 What happens to a patched round ball when it leaves the muzzle of a smooth bore Does it start to spin on one of its axises Wobble some or just stay in the same orientation as it was loaded Ive heard and read a lot of different things and would
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1 After the shot lick a clean cotton patch yes lick a patch with your tongue Place it wet side down on top of your barrel Using your ramrod with a cleaning jag attached work the patch in everlengthening strokes to the bottom of the barrel 2
Aug 12 2016 My Thompson Center Hawken is a 54 and it likes 85 grains of powder under a patched round ball but that doesnt help you much with your 50 Starting at 60 grains and working up is a good way to do it Just take your time and swab the bore clean frequently I would bet a donut that you will find your sweet spot around 70 to 75 grains of 777
Apr 16 2012 I shot more than a few deer over the years with a 50 caliber halfstock percussion gun using a patched round ball over 50gr Goex FFFg It was by far the most accurate load in that gun and while labeled light by a lot of guys it killed with alacrity
Nov 22 2016 patched round ball accuracy Good evening all Just sitting here musing about a weekend of shooting a new reproduction rifle Excellent accuracy at 50 yards one ragged hole At a hundred yards not so much
Back during the 1960s and early 1970s when interest in shooting and even hunting with a muzzleloader began to win over more and more modern day shooters the patched round ball was still the most widely used muzzleloaded projectile
