.32 Kentucky rifle and water jug test

[David LaPell]

I did a test was with the Pedersoli Kentucky Rifle using 1 gallon water jugs. four of them lined up, again, same load as before, 25 grains of FFFG Schutzen, and a .010" patch. The .311" roundballs I used were cast from .570" Hornady balls I recycled and melted down. The jugs were shot from about 7 yards away, the .311" ball went through the first three jugs, entered the fourth and bounced off the backside of the fourth creating a slight dimple. The roundball suffered no deformation at all.

The four water jugs right as the .311" ball hits the first jug.

The dimple in the back of the fourth jug.

The .311" ball after the water jug test.

 

[longcruise]

The lack of deformation is very interesting. Wonder what would happen as the charge increases??

 

[stubshaft]

What's interesting is that there are no indentations or marks showing that the patch was in contact with the ball.