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Where are you finding a .430 ball? Hornady and Lee only have .433 balls no matter where I look. The next size down for bullet molds is Lee with a .395 which is too small.

Yeah, I bought .45 jag, worm and ball puller. They didn't fit so I turned them on my lathe to .42 and they now work just fine. I may go down a size in the ball and see how that works first. I may lose some accuracy until I see what works and what doesn't.

Would going to a .010 patch make a real difference? 5 thou isn't a large amount.

I'm just wanting to make sure that I don't end up with a ball stuck halfway down the barrel with no way to retrieve it as a ball puller would just strip out the threads from the soft lead.

I've shot cap and ball for 20+ years, no problem. So, I bought a .44 flintlock from TOTW. This is my first encounter with a patched ball. In the description, the builder recommended the use of a .433 ball with a .015 patch. Today was the first day I have had to take it out for shooting...

Ha,yeah carrying around my Navy Arms repro I think lengthened my right arm I believe. I have an original 1853, but never used it in the field.

Thanks for the invite. I'm in Peachtree City and I found a muzzleloading club in Griffin which I plan on checking out. I was planning on checking out Deer Creek in Marietta, worth the drive? Gary/Bugman

Hello to the forum. Greetings for middle Georgia. I recently joined and have found a lot of good discussion on this board. I recently purchased a nice .44 flintlock from Track of the Wolf and figured I needed some knowledge on flintlocks. I'm no stranger to black powder having done Civil...