Ball Weight?

[oneshot]

How much does a 54Cal. ball weigh?

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[RC]

Depends what yer shootin...530-224grains .535-231 grains .543-241 grains found that, courtesy of musketman! in the member resources forum! RC

 

[oneshot]

Thanks! I was thinking .530

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[PreglerD]

Regarding to the Rapine catolog a .530 RB has a weight of 225 grs.

 

[Stumpkiller]

Thanks! I was thinking .530

oneshot

That's the diameter: 0.530" My cast weigh about 224 gr, and the swaged Hornady weigh 230 grains.

 

[RC]

Thanks! I was thinking .530

oneshot

That's the diameter: 0.530" My cast weigh about 224 gr, and the swaged Hornady weigh 230 grains.

:hmm: Stumpkiller, hmmm,according to musketmans chart in member resources,.530 is 224 gr.and a .535 is 231 gr. how come a .530 swag ball weighs that much? RC

 

[bpbrs]

how come a .530 swag ball weighs that much?

RC,
I'd have to guess it is the lead used for swaged and lead used combined with shrinkage in the mould on a cast RB.

Noticed the same thing after casting what I believed to be good soft lead vs the swaged ammo.
I do not worry about em, pound them lil buggers down the barrel and shoot em is what I do!

Bill

 

[oneshot]

Truth I was wondering how close they were to 240gr. sabot used in 50Cal

I just like the way they both kill.But i like the Ball better and thinking of using it on Hogs.

The last Hog I killed was with a 385gr. Great Plains Bullet and it didn't seem to mushroom anymore than a .530 Round Ball.

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[Russianblood]

Here's a calculator for round ball weights based on diameter and metal type:[url] http://www.beartoothbullets.com/rescources/calculators/php/roundball.htm[/url]

 

[CoyoteJoe]

Mushrooming of lead projectiles depends a lot on the velocity at point of impact and the resistance of the target. I've recovered round balls from deer that were flattened like coins and others that were still pretty much round. Roundballs tend to expand more than conicals only because they are normally driven faster than conicals. But remember there is a trade-off, more expansion means less penetration. Hawgs have a tough hide, especially on the brisket, and are often shot at close range where velocity is high. You may find your round balls expand too much and penetrate too little. I think I'd prefer a conical for hawgs but must admit I've never hunted then, --yet. :grin:

 

[CoyoteJoe]

Here's a simple formula for a pocket calculator: Diameter cubed times 1505. For a .530 ball that works out to 224.05988, close enough for me. I developed that formula when I was in junior high by first calculating volume of the sphere, then weight of water, then times the specific gravity of lead, then "boiled it down" to diameter cubed times 1505. I was a lot smarter then, wish I were half as smart today, or even better, wish I were 10% as smart as I THOUGHT I was then! :grin:

 

[Deadeye]

I hear stories about how tough to kill hogs are and about the heavy hide and 1" thick on the shoulders but I've killed a lot of wild hogs up to about 300 lbs. with ML, pistols, rifles, shotguns and skinned them all and never found them hard to kill or never found that thick hide they're supposed to have. When hunted with dogs
many hunters just use a bayonet and when the attention is on the dogs they just stick the bayonet right into the heart lung area, dead hog.
Hardly ever had to shoot one twice, round balls work fine but not in the butt or the gut.

 

[PreglerD]

I'm always wondering how good a PRB works, even on bigger game. Problem is here in GE that we have a minimum 100 meter energy given by law and that could only be reached with conicals. only small game can be killed with PRB, for example fox, rabitt and badger.

 

[oneshot]

I hear stories about how tough to kill hogs are and about the heavy hide and 1" thick on the shoulders but I've killed a lot of wild hogs up to about 300 lbs. with ML, pistols, rifles, shotguns and skinned them all and never found them hard to kill or never found that thick hide they're supposed to have. When hunted with dogs
many hunters just use a bayonet and when the attention is on the dogs they just stick the bayonet right into the heart lung area, dead hog.
Hardly ever had to shoot one twice, round balls work fine but not in the butt or the gut.

Where we're going its going to be mostly Stand hunting.Last year we killed 3 Hogs about 80 pounds,but 300 pounds isn't out of the question.I think 80 yards was the longest shot.

I got some 425gr. Great Plains Bullets that that Rifle likes.I just have to change the elevation on my Sights.

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[hobbles]

Mornin Russianblood
Nice calculator, Thanks,,

 

[RC]

found that, courtesy of musketman! in the member resources forum! RC

okay,gotta ask! what's wrong with goin to the member resources and lookin at Musketmans(thank you MM!) BALL WEIGHT CHART? if'n we don't use the resources available to us...how resourceful are we? :winking: and kirrmeister.. :cursing: you pickin on me fer 1 grain????? :shocked2: :blah: ANYWAYS,.... ya know what they say, if'n ya don't use it ya lose it....and i ain't good w/ figurintype stuff,, charts is GOOD! jest my opinion,,,humble...really! RC !

 

[CoyoteJoe]

Nothing wrong with charts when you're sitting at the computer but a pocket calculator and a simple formula works in the shop or at the range, even at the computer I can find the answer faster with a calculator than doing a computer search. :grin:

 

[arquebus]

My cast weigh about 224 gr, and the swaged Hornady weigh 230 grains.

Stumpkiller, hmmm,according to musketmans chart in member resources,.530 is 224 gr.and a .535 is 231 gr. how come a .530 swaged ball weighs that much? RC

Most likely because a swaged lead ball is less likely to have any air pockets in it.....something almost unavoidable in a cast ball, to some degree.

 

[Deadeye]

That 425 gr. GP bullet will be more than enough to
kill any hog you might find.