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I just picked up a 44 cal flintlock pistol. I need to know what size round ball & size patch to use in a 44 cal. the only ball I could find is a
.433 so i guess it's the right size for a 44cal? If so should I use .005 or .010 patch?
anyone shot a 44cal flintlock?
 
FWIW, I'm shooting a couple of Pedersoli .44 pistols.
I use a .433 ball, .010" patch and 18 or 20 gr FFFg Goex.

Your mileage may vary, depending on the manufacturer of your pistol.
 
The .010 patching will hold together better. .005 is getting pretty thin to survive the heat of the blast and the loading process. Adjust the ball size accordingly. I normally go for loose patch ball combinations in my rifles, but Pedersoli suggests a tight combination.

FWIW I use a short starter with an old doorknob on one end to allow me to more easily start the ball without hurting my hand.

I find that 25 grains of 3F will make a satisfying boom.

Many Klatch
 
I'd start with a .430 diameter lead ball and try different patches.
 
Don't use a fist pounder tight combination in a pistol, you will be likely to break the grip.

So many TC Patriots and a few Lymans have suffered cracked stocks from such tight loads and heavy pounding. I have never broken a pistol stock, but I have seen it done and repaired a few.

I would suggest using thin cotton flannel for patches, the nap can help seal the bore without being overly tight. In my 44 cal target pistol, I use cotton flannel 22 cal cleaning patches for patches
 
So I been thinking that a modified pistol loading stand that has a griping system that grabs the barrel and stock nice and tight, would make it so you could use very tight patch/ball combos without straining the grip on loading.
 
not sure what it could grip on a traditional gun liable to bang up the sights unless a special bracket is incorporated.
 
I think the best thing to do is reinforce the wood by glass bedding the lock, barrel and hooked breech or tang and then drilling the pistol grip and gluing in a 5/16s hard wood dowel or steel rod into the length of it. This makes them all but impossible to break while loading ,enhances accuracy and protects the wood from oil migration. MD
 

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