Been maybe 20 years ago. I know I have it but I don't know the issue.
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Hollow Point Round Ball?
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DuncNZ
54 Cal.
Pure lead is a highly cohesive metal , it will deform when hitting an animal but it will not usually fly to pieces
TC used to sell a kit for creating hollow points in multiple calibers in the early 1990s I believe. Remember buying a number of these kits from WallyWorld during their after hunting season sale, as I would always but stuff up, many times at a dollar or less. We tried them, and they didn’t degrade accuracy, nor did they improve performance on game as best we could tell. That said, if you like hollow points on roundballs, go for it. In my experience, won’t hurt, but doubt it will improve things.
160 grains behind a .58 round ball... not surprised it flattened like that.
erhunter
45 Cal.
I thought the 160 grains FFG was a misprint.
(iirc) Hollow point bullets came about after harder and harder lead alloy to reduce barrel leading was found to also reduce deformation. No real advantage if one is using soft lead.
I don't know about you guys, but I have enough of a task just getting the round balls to hit where I want, I don't need to add to the mix having to worry about making the round balls with an opening and specific depth. If a slightly larger than 1/2" hole going in doesn't do the trick, then I have an accuracy problem, not a bullet-performance-after-impact problem.
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SamTex1949
32 Cal.
Hornady makes a "hybrid" ball/bullet , and I seem to recall someone else offered a ballett (?) in solid and HP ?
https://www.hornady.com/muzzleloading/browse/50-cal-240-gr-pa-conical#!/
https://www.hornady.com/muzzleloading/browse/50-cal-240-gr-pa-conical#!/
Tn poor boy
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Lol hollow point rb.if i have any i just put them in my lead pot make more rb
sportster73hp
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I believe those are meant to be hollow base bullets
I agree on the speed factor, a friend bought a .54 T/C Sumthinoranother and knew all about muzzel loaders.. couldn't tell him a thing..After blowing right thru 4 deer tracking each for many hours, and recovering none. he was going to switch to sabots.I told him he should quit ,as he had already killed twice his limit.He wouldn't quit .So I asked him what he was shooting. 150 gr 3f & round ball.. I told him to try 90gr.&round ball. result 2 deer same evening recovered , no exit wound.All available energy spent on target....it's the same story every time I teach a New guy..
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I assume cut it down means swaging. Just curious if the force required to swage down by .055 flattens the top of a pure lead ball? Also, do you use a lubricant?
I really like the idea and may turn a punch and die to make banded hollow points with my .600 to .735 wheel weight lead RBs. I use wheel weights a lot for practice (and hogs) in both MLs and unmentionables, because I still have a supply that was collected over 50 years ago.
longcruise
70 Cal.
Wonder how a hollow point round ball would fly when the ball is loaded a bit cockeyed and the hollow is off to one side 
hanshi
Cannon
I hate it when people pull the wool over my eyes…. Umph
Wool saves lives, cotton kills.
hanshi
Cannon
SamTex1949
32 Cal.
the pic shows a slight indent in base but not like a Minie
sportster73hp
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I have used them before. Not a mini. More like a wad cutter. Not sure the indent is large enough to even push the skirt into the rifling .
ohio ramrod
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I actually cut them with a die I made using a radiused "push rod" so the tip remains round except for the hollow point. I used to be a tool and die maker so making a die was simple.I cut them using a small abor press so the force is not a problem. Swagging them would require a lot of force . They really make a difference at stake shoots.
Rock Home Isle
54 Cal.
You definitely could, but don’t expect much in the way of accuracy beyond 20-ish yards.I was at the range shooting today, and was approached by an admirer of my SMR. I ws talking to him while reloading, and new better. I dry-balled, but saved face showing him how to pull a ball using my range rod. It got me to thinking about the hole in the ball caused by the screw. Could I use it for a hollow point?!
I asked him if he wanted to shoot it. He said "no, better not. You know how things go sometime if you like it".
nchawkeye
58 Cal.
And then they complain about fouling!!! Decrease your powder and you decrease the fouling...I started with 125grs FF in my .54, years ago I went to 80grs FFF and frankly have thought of dropping down to 70grs...
I used to hunt with a .62, and used 80 gr 2Fg.
