Coneing?

[Shadowalker164]

I discoverer that there is a tool? for coneing the crown of a muzzle after I did this. I was having a hard time starting a 49 cal ball using a 015 in this 50 cal pistol. I had to use the ball starter as a mallet to get the ball flush with muzzle. This actually worked. My question, does this look anything at all like a coned muzzle?

 

[sb 54 cal.]

no, coning the first couple of inches will remove most of the rifling

 

[Shadowalker164]

Understood, thanks

 

[bang]

Thinner patch. Shouldn't ever have to use mallet.

 

[Cruzatte]

What's that ring around the muzzle from? Never saw that before.

 

[Shadowalker164]

Cruzatte, the crown is a partial torus, rounded like a tire. It is a Treditions Kentucky pistol 50 cal. Maybe that dark ring might be a bit of varnish from banging the starter. Didn’t see it until I photographed it.
I used a Drimmel, a small green stone and a jewels lupe. I cut back at maybe a 60 degree angle to meet the bottom of the rifleing. And it worked! I can start a ball without a hammer

 

[necchi]

I cut back at maybe a 60 degree angle to meet the bottom of the rifleing,

Aha,,
What you did was "Crown" the muzzle, (and a fine job you did of it!)
"Coning" is a different process,, where the actual rifling is cut back from the crown/muzzle contact point (by sanding) in a cone shape that extends an inch or more into the bore.
Assuring a proper Crown like you have done, does lend an added accuracy to any of these types of gun.
Well done,

 

[Shadowalker164]

Cool, even a blind hog can find an acorn sometimes