Thunder14
32 Cal.
will a lee r e a l bullet shoot well in a 48 twist
Would like to buy a mold on the site but not sure if it would work for this 48 twist
Would like to buy a mold on the site but not sure if it would work for this 48 twist
I found the 250gr shot better from my TC New Englander .50 cal than the 320’s.
My brother plans on using the 250gr REAL in his TC Scout 50 cal this fall. It’s a different twist all together. 1:38
They also worked well seated on OxYoke lubed wad.
I assume you have one of the guns rifled for the maxi-ball that requires a very tight patch to shoot a RB. Note that the Real, the maxi, the minie and all other "naked" ML bullets has a tendency to slide away from the powder. I suspect this is why the proof load for the rifle musket was a minie spaced 2" off the powder. AND note that the Maxi and the Mine (which used a very slow twist since it was built like a "rifled" shotgun slug) sometimes do not track straight through critters. I.E. they veer off course sometimes wildly. This has been known since the Crimean War. Don't know about the "real" bullet or the Maxi-Hunter that TC also sold due to "issues" with the Maxi. But the Maxi is not a good hunting bullet. Too many reported failures over the years.will a lee r e a l bullet shoot well in a 48 twist
Would like to buy a mold on the site but not sure if it would work for this 48 twist
It does not have to fill the grooves and was never intended to if you measure it. Initial acceleration will expand it to fill the grooves. If a sufficient powder charge is used. These things, along with the various "maxi" bullets etc are intended for people who can't figure out patches and round balls. I might also add that these all have a reputation for not staying on the powder. Just as the original Minie bullet designs were found to do in military service. The reason there was never a Minie ball carbine for the cavalry. Thus its not advisable to carry the rifle muzzle down at any significant angle. If bumped or jarred with the muzzle down the bullet may move off the powder.A good way to check to see if your cast REAL bullet fits the grooves of your barrel is to take a 6" piece of brass rod 1/2" in dia. for my .54 cal. and place it down the barrel. Start the bullet with the short starter then rock the barrel forward several times to knock out the bullet. Check the bullet to see how deep the rifling has cut.
Probably repeating myself, again. But like one of my chief pilots told me when I was teaching people to fly Cessnas, "they only hear half of what you say".will a lee r e a l bullet shoot well in a 48 twist
Would like to buy a mold on the site but not sure if it would work for this 48 twist
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