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pedersoli kentuky 50 ca bullet dia?
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Yo best shoot it like a 100 times to break it in with store bought balls. Get .490 and .495 and try both and a bunch of patch combos and lubes. When you find the right load then get the mold. Get Dutch's system too, he has lotta good ideas and has allota folks giving excellent reviews on it. I just got mine....should get my Ballistol today and will make me a bunch of dry patches and maybe head out to shoot this weekend.
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You can find Dutch at www.blackpowderrifleaccuracy.com
Best $20 you will ever spend.
Sorry, Roundball, just had to say it. Couldn't help myself. Azmtnman made me do it.
Best $20 you will ever spend.
Sorry, Roundball, just had to say it. Couldn't help myself. Azmtnman made me do it.
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Half of the fun of a new rifle is the trial and error of load selection. Try .490 ball and .015 patch, then try .495 ball and .015 patch. Or .010 patches, or .018 patches. Your rifle will show you what it likes the best. It will show up in group sizes.
On their site Pedersoli themselves suggests their .490...
http://www.davide-pedersoli.com/sc...-moulds-block-with-2-cavity--round-balls.html
http://www.davide-pedersoli.com/sc...-moulds-block-with-2-cavity--round-balls.html
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.150 or .015 ? :idunno:
Width of strip 1.5 inches?
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I'm thinking that .150 would be like 3/16"?
With patches .150 thick, pushing a ball down the barrel, might be a little stiff.
Fred
Fred
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Not if you are starting the ball with a sledge hammer and a steel rod. Easy Peasy! :haha: :haha:
We need to go easy on him, it was an obvious typo. But, boy is it fun ribbing him. :hatsoff:
We need to go easy on him, it was an obvious typo. But, boy is it fun ribbing him. :hatsoff:
Whadda ya mean "Ribbing Him" no quarter!
It is always hard for a new person to catch on to our language.
Of course a new shooter should know that we use different thickness of patches. Why........I still don't know how to measure soft cloth material, and I have worked in a machine shop environment for most of my life.
Fred
It is always hard for a new person to catch on to our language.
Of course a new shooter should know that we use different thickness of patches. Why........I still don't know how to measure soft cloth material, and I have worked in a machine shop environment for most of my life.
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:rotf: no kidding... I for one do not have the shoulders for that push.
