Muzzleloading Pistol Barrel Length. What's your preference?

[deerstalkert]

if you go with a 10-12 inch barrel and don't like it you can always shorten it. haven't seen a barrel stretcher in years.
my personal preference is 50 or above bored and 10 inch in length. just like the balance.
and if one needs to repel boarders a 10 inch barrel makes a good club.

 

[flntlokr]

I punch paper and gongs with a Pedersoli Lepage in .31. It's won a lot of matches for me, but it's essential to have a spotter watching the gongs, because that little ball will barely wiggle the heavier ones. My first ml pistol was a CVA Kentucky .45. I found that wrapping the grip with buckskin stopped the roll back. I usually used 15 gr. fff for target shooting out to 50 yd. Double that just hits harder and makes more noise at that range.