Much of this equipment is for convenience or safety, but some of it is necessary before you even fire the weapon. Muzzleloader shooting patches, pillow ticking, and bulk strips. Round ball accuracy at 50 yards in a modern inline. My problem was being able to seat the patch ball combo down the barrel. Too deep and there is a lot of surplus patching material to catch on your short starter or ramrod. Parts are the same as those used by the manufacturer. Patch material is made with uniformly woven, high quality 100% cotton. Have a hawken style rifle that i want to use a patched round ball in. Restroom compartment hardware door hardware hinges, latches, etc. For 40 years all partitions has provided durable toilet partitions and hardware for restroom bathroom stalls at the lowest prices. Traditionalmldata5 north american muzzleloader hunting. I am going to do some experimenting, varying my round ball patch combination from. Modern bullet design based on science has come a long way since the original partition design and some of these features like the tapered jacket have been integrated into the modern partitions. Im going to start with round ball because its cheaper practice and then mo.
Although i would normally shoot minis in it, i find some of the gun stores around my area dont stock my size, but they do have. Of the larger bore round ball rifles suitable for taking big game, more. Never had so much trouble sighting in for a new bulletload combo, but it looks like my tc hawken had it sincve 79 has to have the rear sight all the way down, and the powder load w rs pyrodex reduced down from my usual 95gr with maxis to 70gr just to get the bullet to hit consistently 4 inches high at 50 yds. I just wrapped onion paper around the ball, and put the trimmed tail in the case neck. Aug 04, 2014 the patching material is the key to be accurate with a round ball load. Welcome to the new asithe worlds leading manufacturer of commercial partitions, washroom accessories, lockers and visual display products. Hornady muzzleloading bullets round ball midwayusa. A 148 twist is the middle ground for round ball and conical, not perfect for both but good enough.
Despite this fact, fast twist barrels will shoot round balls accurately. Midsouth carries everything from the muzzleloader, rifle, or pistol you want, to the black powder, sabots, lead balls, and bullets that. Originally, they likely would have fired minie balls which dont take a patch, so they are usually a bit larger than the comparable round ball for my original 1863 springfield, i use 575 minies without a patch. Although the high road has attempted to provide accurate information on the forum, the high road assumes no responsibility for the. In trying to imagine what the changes mean, i wondered if it might be possible to do away with the patch altogether and shoot just a. Thompson center black powder cotton shooting patches. Incorporates the known corrosion resistant benefits of type 304. These are used on accurate partition corps, metal doors sold before january 20. Homemade ball patch obtaining round ball patches for a. Not much has been written recently about the effectiveness of round ball loads on deer and larger game. We didnt hear much about a second shot, let alone a fast one. Thickness of the patch can make a lot of difference. With 6070 grains of powder it took an evilly tight patch and ball combo that was heck to load to get reasonable accuracy. This video by britishmuzzleloaders shows that cartridges with patched round ball existed but not even he can find much info on it for the baker rifle, and using unpatched paper cartridges in a rifle wasnt a whole lot more accurate.
Precision shooting patches for round ball track of the wolf. Constant thickness, weave, diameter, weight and thread. Stock up your favorite black powder supplies like round balls with the wide selection of items we have here at. Hornady muzzleloading round balls are ideal for hunting or target shooting with your muzzleloader. For me, round ball loads tend to shoot higher than point of aim in a revolver and lower than point of aim from a rifle. The patching material is the key to be accurate with a round ball load. Offered as dry, oiled, wonderlubed, or premium lubed on select sizes. Theyre cold swaged from pure lead which eliminates air pockets and voids common to cast balls. Traditional muzzle loader developing an accurate load. Round balls kill all out of proportion to the ballistics that show up on paper. You can buy good quality patches in your local blackpowder shop, but you can also make your own. My jackrabbit load is now 30 grains of alliant mz over a thinpatched round ball seems good out to 5060 yards. Accurate partition top and bottom hinge partitions and stalls.
The accurate partition top and bottom hinge kit is for 114 round edge pilasters or posts. A good patch is made of good quality, dense natural material. Didnt try round balls but i have found that the size of the minnies is very important for accuracy with. Click the button below to add the cast round balls. You may choose from these designs, use one of these as a basis and. Of course you need to have a proper ballset that seats the ball flush with the muzzle and does not deform it at the same time. Available in all nonspeckled colors with additional lead time. The local walmart and the local gun shop both carry. Of the larger bore round ball rifles suitable for taking big game, more have probably been sold in this caliber than any other. Completely uniform in size, weight, and roundness, hornady round balls deliver consistent and accurate performance. I get excellent accuracy using them and no cutting or lubing is required.
Likewise, the new powder is considerably cleaner burning, actually allowing 3 or 4 consecutive shots to be fired before hunting accuracy is adversely affected, without wiping the bore when shooting a round ball thats patched with a lubed patch. Apr 30, 2008 how to load a round ball into a muzzleloader. Best load for hawken muzzleloader iowawhitetail forums. Eouipment a variety of associated equipment is available for the muzzleloader. These were mostly in traditional style guns including the pennsylvania and kentucky rifles, in thompsoncenter arms hawken and senica as well as the mowrey, which used a brass frame. In january, 20 accurate changed their hardware for metal partitions. My deer rifle is a hawken woodsman percussion rifle from traditions. The smooth round surface allows for better rotation and improved accuracy.
Hornady round balls deliver consistent and accurate performance. Alpaco elegance collection asi accurate partitions. These round balls are cold swaged from pure lead and are exceptionally uniform with no air pockets or voids. I once highly coveted a rotating blade patch cutter that an old friend got from dixie gun works ages ago even though he had to. This way, patches are always centered and exactly the right size.
As far as loads go you can start at 50gr and work up in 5 gr increments until you find an accurate load for your rifle. Round balls in fast twist rifles white muzzle loading. How in the world did some of our countrys patriots, in the late 1700s and early 1800s, make reliable head and chest shots on british officers at 200 to 300 yards using patched ball. You might try using a smaller ball and a larger patch. Ive ppd round balls, but never got enough out of the endevour to really take it too serious. So, im about to start shooting muzzle loader for the first time and am wondering what size patch i need to get for my. Theres so many sizes i dont know what exact one i need for round ball. Constant thickness, weave, diameter, weight and thread count help eliminate these variables from your shooting. The original round musket ball was smaller than the bore of the barrel. A bullet is a kinetic projectile and the component of firearm ammunition that is expelled from the. Patch and lube, two of the most important components to improve accuracy duration. For safety, doors have only fixed knobs, so caretakers have access to the partitions.
Asis exclusive plastic laminate partitions with moisture guard edge banding. Precision shooting patches for round ball precision shooting patches. This is my favorite prelubed muzzleloader patch for shooting lead round balls. Selecting the accurate minie ball load in easy steps. These bullets flew for greater distances more accurately and carried more energy with. Only the intrinsic low energy properties of black powder. Good, better, best, there are lots of great choices but heck a round lead ball. And the smoother, rounder surface assures better rotation and consistency. Traditionalmldata1 north american muzzleloader hunting. This expanding catalog contains designs that are already on file. You may find that your rifle is most accurate with a combination of a smaller ball with a thicker patch or a larger ball with a thinner patch. Cotton or linen patches are used when firing with round balls and are unnecessary. Just sitting here musing about a weekend of shooting a new reproduction rifle.
The kit includes the top and bottom hinges, pins and security screws. If you ordered accurate metal partitions after january 20, this is your replacement hardware. I have been shooting round balls foy years,but never tried to cast my own. If you are going to use round balls, you need patch material. Accuracy is not the issue with the right load, gun and shooter at a hundred yards you can shoot quarters. Im trying to determine the midrange and point black distances for my. Door and panel heights are sized to be more appropriate for children, and doors are finished at the top in a semicircle for a playful look and feel. This was the day of heavy bench guns, fired slowly and carefully at target with round balls and patches.
The balls look ok, but where you cut off the extra lead on the mold it is leaving for better words a little tit on the ball. White patches of skin on scrotum sack dermatology medhelp. Our child friendly partitions are engineered to offer the best and safest features. Slowly and carefully means swabbing between every shot, drying after swabbing, pouring the powder down a long tube so it wouldnt get moist from the swabbing and so it would pack just right every time, starting a round ball, carefully trimmed of its sprue, centering it in a patch of tough cloth, the combination always considerably oversize, popping it into the muzzle with the short.
My thinking is that the more important role of the patch is to keep the ball. My question is, which is the best size to use considering the lubed patch. It is a good idea to repeat this test using different size balls. Using readly available patches and balls the only combo that would work was. As new designs are ordered, they are numbered and added here.
Using your ramrod with a cleaning jag attached, work the patch in everlengthening strokes to the bottom of the barrel. Round patches are caliber specific and come in 4 different thicknesses. Read your patches when sighting in to see if they are burning or not. Gleaming beauty indefinitely, the elegance of stainless steel complements any design scheme. It was by far the most accurate load in that gun, and while labeled light by a lot of guys, it killed with alacrity. Precision made from special tightly woven cotton, to insure uniformity. Muzzleloader round balls lead round balls for sale. The content on this site is presented in a summary fashion, and is intended to be used for educational and entertainment purposes only. Hornady muzzleloading bullets are ideal for hunting or target shooting with your muzzleloader.
Cotton or linen patches are used when firing with round balls and are unnecessary when using conical bullets or shot. This product sometimes goes by the numbers 5025190, 5025180, 508511589, 508511500 complete. Discussion in blackpowder started by lovesbeer99, mar 29, 2009. Back in the early years of todays muzzleloading, we used to hear a lot about that accurate first shot.
You want a hard thumb push into the case neck of the lighter than normal oversized slug or round ball of soft material to obdurate the already expanded neck, foll the grooves, contain the pressure of the small, pistol powder charge, yet have a bit of accuracy at, say, 10 yards. On this page, north american muzzleloader hunting will bring you the loads and ballistics for the. Jul 03, 2014 selecting the accurate minie ball load in easy steps. Didnt notice any accuracy gain over non pp, but i didnt really experiment too greatly. Never used the fake stuff but living on kodiak is likely going to force me into it sooner or later.
After that, there seems to be just not enoughspin to get good enough. Basics of muzzleloading new mexico state university. Standard member onondaga posted this 29 august 20 i have only been doing this the same way since 1957, tracing circles on cloth with a pencil and something the right size to trace around. Lubricants for patched round balls track of the wolf. Patched round ball gun and game the friendliest gun. The patch is lubricated and then wrapped around the ball during loading.
Due to variances among color monitors the colors that appear on your screen may not be exact. I bought some things at a yard sale and went to work. Muzzleloading has come a long way from spit patch round balls, soap and water cleaning techniques, powder horns, and bulky shooting bags. In our example of a 50 caliber rifle, balls are available in sizes. The 5 calibers to claim the most powerful handgun in the world title reupload duration. I favor something a little hotter like 110 grains of ffg black. This removes pockets of air in the load and serves other purposes. I assume since this is an old cva sidelock the twist will stabilize round balls. You may feel that charge is light, but fact isyou dont need a ton of powder to push a heavy round ball. I recently post a question about the accuracy of my armi sport 1853 with round balls. However, there are still many round ball shooters who will use a long strip of this patching material, then push the ball. It is not intended to be and should not be interpreted as medical advice or a diagnosis of any health or fitness problem, condition or disease. Just wondering what everybodys best accuracy load is for a hawken rifle using a regular 50 caliber round ball with 1. Improves safety due to firm seating on the powder charge.