I recently got a Traditions 32 cal Crockett and trying diff combos to shoot....would a 310 ball with 20 patch be the equivalent of a 320 with a 10 patch? Would the minor weight diff be of any value? I generally shoot spit patch as I'm shooting at paper and so far no patch has burned or shredded. Doesn't a 310/20 combo work better than a 310/10 for the sake of velocity?
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ball patch options for 32 cal
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I've shot both .310 swaged hornadys and cast .311 in my 32 traditions with pillow ticking (about .018) and spit patch. .020 patch should be fine with a .310 ball.
It is pretty tight at 25 yards. My old eyes aren't the greatest.
It is pretty tight at 25 yards. My old eyes aren't the greatest.
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One thing that I have noticed on both .32 and .36, is that they don't seem to need the tight ball/patch combination, like the larger calibers. I'm guessing it is due to the light powder charges. In my .32 I didn't want to deal with too tight of a patch, due to the skinny ram rod. As luck would have it, the .310 ball and .010 patch, shot such good groups, that I just stopped trying any tighter combinations.
I had similar results with the .36, which also worked out good for hunting situations.
If I was just target shooting, I guess it would be worth trying some tighter combinations.
I had similar results with the .36, which also worked out good for hunting situations.
If I was just target shooting, I guess it would be worth trying some tighter combinations.
uncmrkhd said:
A 0.320" diameter ball with 0.010" thick patch will have two thicknesses of patching making a diameter of 0.340" before compression of the patching. The 0.310" ball with two thicknesses of 0.020" patching will have 0.350" before compression of the patching. The second combination will be tighter to load and the patches will have to be compressed more tightly in the bore. Probably shoot very good.
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