AZbpBurner
54 Cal.
mtmanjim said:
My Uberti & Pietta .36's all work great with .375" balls cast from a Lee Mold. 17 gr. 3F should give you optimum accuracy. Some shooters obsess over obtaining just the right felt to make their overpowder wads with, but I simply seated ballover powder as a kid. I've used felt wads since then, but prefer paper wads. For .44 I use a 1/2 square of 2 ply TP, and for .36, cut a square into quarters. Smear a tiny amount around the middle of the TP square, then fold in all 4 corners into the middle. When you roll it up it forms a teardrop. The pointed end goes into the cylinder first, then seat with the ram. Seat the ball next & you're ready to cap & shoot. Too much ball lube in the paper will squeeze out into the powder & give you ignition problems, while too little will result in shreddy confetti.
Consider, too, complete disassembly and removal of all lube on all internal parts. DO lube the cylinder pin, though. What you want is dry part-against-part friction. It will smooth wear points so that the action will be noticeably smoother when lubed for the next trip to the range.
