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sounds like you have a good thing going in that round...it should get a deer or a pig at least up to 35 yards may be farther...I like the idea of shooting round balls now if I just can get them shooting accurate....hope to make it reliable out to 50 yards I will be satisified with it...charlie
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07-22-2022, 09:15 PM | #4 | ||||||
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Charlie,
I just noticed this thread and got to thinking about having the wad follow the ball. I don't think glue is going to hold. If you look at the original Brenneke Rottweil slugs, they had a felt base wad but it was screwed into the center of the slug. Jack |
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07-23-2022, 11:29 AM | #5 | ||||||
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I glued 3 of my round ball loads to the wad but aint shot them yet...I will get some small screws and try that method also...those breneke slugs were good loads....charlie
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07-23-2022, 12:10 PM | #6 | ||||||
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I shot smwe round ball slugs when I bought a real old Cape Gun with a 20ga bore rifle barrel (rifled barrel). The grooves measured around .660. so I found some .661 balls that shot great. Trouble with the .600 balls was what you ran into. The .661 shot great, being the proper size for mygun. However, there was not room in a plastic or paper hul for a shot cup wad with the .661 ball inside. I ended up using just a gas seal with the ball sitting on it, then roll crimped it. I also tried some brass shells with an 18ga nitro wad, a cushion wad, a cut down shot cup to center the ball and a Paradox crimp. These worked equally well.
In the little I have played with round ball, I have got the best accuracy in smooth bore barrels by using a ball as large as possible that will fit through the choke (manually check). This doesn't allow for a shotcup, so either us a gas seal or cut the petals off a regular wad. The cut down wad may not work because of length. Then lube the ball, put a pea of lube under the ball and roll crimp. |
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07-23-2022, 01:13 PM | #7 | ||||||
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will try your advice on the round ball...I no they want shoot like a rifle but I would like to have some accuracy out to 50 yards...I would like to take a pig and a deer with the round ball....I plan on using black powder with these loads....charlie
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