Hello, I’m not sure this is the correct place on this forum to post this. I apologize if it’s not.
I recently purchased an old muzzleloader and need some thoughts/advice/help with determining the caliber so I can find round balls and/or ball mold. It’s got a 7 groove rifling which makes it hard to measure. If you measure from a land there is always a groove on the opposite side. Measured like this it is .290. If I measure from one land to the opposite land as close to the groove as possible it is .280.
I realize My options are limited with this caliber range and would like to hear some advice or opinions before purchasing balls and molds that may or may not work. I will try to post some pictures if I can figure it out Thank you
I recently purchased an old muzzleloader and need some thoughts/advice/help with determining the caliber so I can find round balls and/or ball mold. It’s got a 7 groove rifling which makes it hard to measure. If you measure from a land there is always a groove on the opposite side. Measured like this it is .290. If I measure from one land to the opposite land as close to the groove as possible it is .280.
I realize My options are limited with this caliber range and would like to hear some advice or opinions before purchasing balls and molds that may or may not work. I will try to post some pictures if I can figure it out Thank you
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