There's Traditions and Pedersoli. Once Lyman gets their recall under control and the questionable breeches replaced they will have a production 0.45 for round ball.
https://www.davide-pedersoli.com/s...rifles-frontier-frontier-flintlock-model.htmlWalks with fire said:There are no .45 production rifles for patched ball anymore. It's all custom builds that cost a good bit more and most that buy custom go bigger bore. So... there is less information either past or present.
.45 cal, 2100 fps with 75 grains FFFG
juancho said:Yes it was, my other 45 with a 42 inch barrel(a Pedersoli), can only do 1850 fps wit a 90 grains of 3f. My 54 can do also 1850 fps with 120 grains of 3f.
I spent many afternoons at the range with the crony going thru most of my guns while working up a load.
I don't care anymore about the speed , as long as I hit the target.
My recurve bow does 224 fps , and has gone clean thru a big doe cutting ribs on the way in and on the way out.
Fact check:tenngun said:You can get it to 2100 fps, but it loses something on the order of 500 fps in twentyfive yards.
Yes, I think I understand. :wink:tenngun said:Hadn’t looked it up exactly but was making a guesstamet based on how poor a ball keeps velocity. That does represent about 1/7 loss in seventy five feet. And I did say something on the order of..... so is not 300 fps something on the order of 500 fps....you know kinda like what the meaning of is is :haha:
That's a perfectly acceptable way to do it. Not my way, but I know most people would choose your way. Aren't we lucky to have choices.azmntman said::surrender: When I shoot a deer or elk and it ends up in the freezer (my personal definition of a "trophy" :grin: ) I don't believe I have ever cared or thought about how fast my balls were moving when they passed through the beast
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