Handgun brass is made for both pistol and revolver cartridges. Again, those two balls looked to have impacted at most an inch apart. Knife cutting patches is not what i am looking for information about, i know how to do that just fine. My problem was being able to seat the patch ball combo down the barrel. The lube is made with all natural and biodegradable ingredients no petroleum. The patching material is the key to be accurate with a round ball load. I have the same patch cutter knife that i made in 1958 as a boy and it still works fine. I can double patch them with bore butter and get a pretty accurate load at 100 yards or so. A good patch is made of good quality, dense natural material. Mass produced bullet molds are designed with very conservative, minimal dimensions north of the crimp groove, so that they will chamber in the great variety of firearms out there. Jake and i discuss ball diameter, patch thickness and patch lube. Midsouth carries everything from the muzzleloader, rifle, or pistol you want, to the black powder, sabots, lead balls, and bullets that go in it, in stock and for sale, from great brand like lyman.
I make historically accurate medieval, tudor and stuart leatherwork for reenactment, museums, theatre and the heritage industry. Ill need to get smaller balls ahem or skip the ticking. However, i use a relatively loose patch ball combination a. Pure lead, precision swaged superior accuracy and performance box of 20. My problem was being able to seat the patchball combo down the barrel. However, i use a relatively loose patchball combination a. Loading blocks for patched round balls ball, 50 caliber. Patch thickness, lube, ball size, powder type, powder charge, etc. Have used a thin patch to make loading force reasonable and got less accuracy than from lead ball but it was useable in practice, but may have to juggle. All my work is made by hand using only the materials and techniques available to the craftsmen of the time. Bullet molds for black powder and smokeless powder firearms.
Muzzleloader round balls lead round balls for sale. I find that the damp patch scours the excess fouling and allows me to shoot all day without ever having to clean the rifle. Superior lead balls from the historical black powder muzzleloader experts at traditions firearms. Midsouth carries everything from the muzzleloader, rifle, or pistol you want, to the black powder, sabots, and bullets that go in it, in stock and for sale, from great brand like lyman, cva, traditions, tc, pyrodex, blackhorn 209, and many more. Birddog6s patch grease is a specially formulated patch grease for shooting round balls in black powder rifles with real black powder. Patched round ball gun and game the friendliest gun. Hard balls created with the same exacting precision as our cold swaged round balls, we designed a special plastic patch that makes these 50 cal. Each band is generously tapered to the rear with an angle close to that of a lathe center, so as to center the bullet against the rifle bands. Patch and lube, two of the most important components to improve accuracy duration. Best accuracy is usually accomplished with a much closer fit, tailored to a particular firearm. Ive used balls cast from wheel weights and havent found a great deal of difference in accuracy between them and pure lead balls. Patch and lube, two of the most important components to improve accuracy.
This catalog is a record of molds ive made, and posted for reference. If it is not in stock please call us to order as we do not stock all of our molds. Adam picks up a nerf rival nemesis blaster, and upgrades it with a custom magazine to hold a thousand soft plastic nerf balls. This expanding catalog contains designs that are already on file. Patch primarily made from pure cotton, patches are placed between the round ball and the barrel to provide a tight seal and to engage the rifling. This acknowledgment constitutes my written consent to receive such communications. What started as a small dream has become a multimillion dollar international business selling ammunition, reloading supplies and accessories. Click the button below to add the minie balls to your wish list. Borecleanx tracks best black powder bore clean solvent, case of 25. Cotton or linen patches are used when firing with round balls and are unnecessary. Precision shooting patches for round ball track of the wolf. I even tried backing my powder down to 50 grains with the same results. Compact pistols have never offered this level of protection. My jackrabbit load is now 30 grains of alliant mz over a thinpatched round ball seems good out to 5060 yards.
Round ball accuracy at 50 yards in a modern inline muzzleloader. The local walmart and the local gun shop both carry. I once highly coveted a rotating blade patch cutter that an old friend got from dixie gun works ages ago even though he had to meticulously sharpen the blades. Patches vary in thickness to match different diameter balls and so shooters can finetune a given load. Weve built upon the lawenforcement proven gold dot g2 bullet, optimizing the design for compact concealed handguns. However, there are still many round ball shooters who will use a long strip of this patching material, then push the ball and lubricated section of the strip into the bore until the front of the. Traditionalmldata5 north american muzzleloader hunting. Using readly available patches and balls the only combo that would work was. As new designs are ordered, they are numbered and added here. 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. Round balls are effective on close range big game animals. Loading blocks for patched round balls ball, 50 caliber, blocks. Easily stabilized with very light charges, the real bullet also retains accuracy with maximum loads.
It does take good sharp scissors, but that is not a problem. How in the world did some of our countrys patriots, in the late 1700s and early 1800s, make reliable head and chest shots on british officers at 200 to 300 yards using patched ball rifles, thus, cutting the snakes head off, as it were. Lubricants for patched round balls track of the wolf. If im not mistaken, napa auto parts sells some form of it. Boreclean tracks best black powder bore clean solvent, with fliptop spout. Also would like to know do minemaxi balls load different than round ball. Like most of you know the 1 in 48 is a compromise to allow some maxiballs and some balls. But i have a long way to go with many things to try. You may choose from these designs, use one of these as a basis and specify modifications, or submit a completely custom drawing either electronically or by regular mail. Other makers produce a wide variety of pistol cartridges, most of these do not have a rim, instead the case has an extractor groove built into the base. Precision made from special tightly woven cotton, to insure uniformity. I tried the patch fabric today and its too tihck for the. Midsouth carries everything from the muzzleloader, rifle, or pistol you want, to the black powder, sabots, lead balls, and bullets that go in it, in stock and for sale, from great brand like lyman, cva, traditions, tc, pyrodex, blackhorn 209, and many more. Polycarbonate tip reduces drag for a straighter flight path.
I suppose this is alot of questions to ask,, i appreciate any responses the problem you face shooting roundball with fast twist barrels like a 128 and even a 2 is if you push them too fast, the patch will skip the rifling, it will. Balls or bullets round balls allow for large powder charges, higher velocity and excellent accuracy. So much so im thinking about laying in a whole ton of it for general use and then maybe getting a. I sprayed a light new coat of white paint on the round steel disc, and sent another double ball load at it. Going to a 4inch swinging steel target, also at 50 yards, i could see the splatter of both balls which looked to hit less than an inch apart. Round balls in fast twist rifles white muzzle loading. You can buy good quality patches in your local blackpowder shop, but you can also make your own. Im looking for other methods of cutting round patches. Ballistol16 ballistol, multi purpose sportsmans oil, 16 oz liquid with trigger spray. Theyre built for accuracy and the most consistent expansion at extreme distances.
Feb 24, 2003 been shooting round balls out of 16ga. Likewise, the new powder is considerably cleaner burning, actually allowing 3 or 4 consecutive shots to be fired before hunting accuracy is adversely affected, without wiping the bore when shooting a round ball thats patched with a lubed patch. Traditions a1207 performance firearms muzzleloader round handle ball starter. Aug 04, 2014 the patching material is the key to be accurate with a round ball load. Some companies, like starline brass, concentrate on cartridge cases with a straight wall not tapered and a rimmed case, like 357 magnum brass and 44 mag brass. Bumping a round ball to the proper diameter is the only way to get any accuracy from them. Apr 30, 2008 how to load a round ball into a muzzleloader. There is no practical reason, beyond experimentation and historic verisimilitude, to use bullets or paper cartridges in spite of the incorrect nattering by the foremost authorities declaring conical bullets significantly less accurate. Made in the usa by october country, a manufacturer of. Patches are available in 10, 15, 20, and 25 thou thicknesses in most good muzzleloading stores. Wws balls tend to have the thinner patch burn through, probably becasue the ball doesnt upset as much, and the gas thends to leak worse pst the thiner patch. Offered as dry, oiled, wonderlubed, or premium lubed on select sizes. But i did find wheel weight balls were more particular as to. Each band is generously tapered to the rear with an angle close to that of a lathe center, so.
I have been cutting roughly square pillow ticking patches, and got to thinking. Its easy to load straight and true, easier and faster than a round ball with patch. Precision shooting patches for round ball precision shooting patches. I then place the patch on the muzzle, drop on the ball and ram it with the wet patch.
Guns magazine percussion revolver 101 guns magazine. The lube will stay consistant in temperature ranges from over 100 degrees to below zero, and will not run or freeze when. I recently post a question about the accuracy of my armi sport 1853 with round balls. Sabot design reduces contact on barrel walls for easier loading.
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