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For most of my pistols, for target work, I used an empty 38 Special case full of 3fg Goex powder with a patched .433 swaged ball. Takes a very, very thin patch like muslin. Not particularly scientific, but won several local matches.
I hemmed and hawed over one of them back about 35 years ago and by the time I decided to get it, the gun had sold.
Never seen another up for sale when I had money. Sure I seen a few since, but always when I am dead broke.
Something grabs your eye, get it then. Don't put it off till tomorrow.
Never seen another up for sale when I had money. Sure I seen a few since, but always when I am dead broke.
Something grabs your eye, get it then. Don't put it off till tomorrow.
Start with 20 grains of 3f and a patched ball. Work your load up in 2 grain increments until you find a group you can live with.
Consistently load it every time. Same patch, same ball size/weight, same lube, same amount of lube...etc.
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I have a couple of the tingles and use them when teaching left handers. A simple design and good performance.
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I just got these 3 Tingles, but I have not fired them yet (still trying to figure which size balls to use)...
Has taken me 7 years to find one to replace I lost in the house-fire (never even got to shoot that one due trying find the right size RBs).
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Nice pistols there. Interested to hear ball size as well, I have one of the Tingle .40 cal's, and a .395 ball is way too small. Will be watching.
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Everything I've read says .433 RB with .010 patch.
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where have you read that?
the bores on two of my Tingles each measure ~0.426, and the bore on the one actually marked ".40 Cal." measures ~0.417...
ASM Prospector .44 Caliber Percussion Pistol Kit
$249.00
This single shot pistol is ideal for target shooting or display. The steel frame is engraved with two distinctly different scenes - one depicts the gold rush, the other a wagon train. This pistol takes a patches .433 round ball.
another......
$249.00
This single shot pistol is ideal for target shooting or display. The steel frame is engraved with two distinctly different scenes - one depicts the gold rush, the other a wagon train. This pistol takes a patches .433 round ball.
another......
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oh, you are referencing the Italian clones, not the real Tingles... 
@hrt4me,
Congratulations on getting the USA made Tingle pistols. Also good to see you measured the bore. If 0.417 and 0.426 are the land to land bore diameters, then I would start with a 0.395 ball wrapped on a 0.020" thick patch. This will be fairly tight in the pistol with the 0.417" bore. If you want an easier load then try the 0.015" thick patch. Patch lubricant is your choice.
The Tingle pistol is simple to take apart by removing the screw in the underside of the frame. The smaller screw will loosen the underbarrel web. Once the screws are removed, a plastic faced hammer or wood block can be used to drive the barrel off the frame.
Once upon a time Zonie chastised me for asking about my (Italian) Tingle. It is kind of, sort of a traditional design.
Congratulations on getting the USA made Tingle pistols. Also good to see you measured the bore. If 0.417 and 0.426 are the land to land bore diameters, then I would start with a 0.395 ball wrapped on a 0.020" thick patch. This will be fairly tight in the pistol with the 0.417" bore. If you want an easier load then try the 0.015" thick patch. Patch lubricant is your choice.
The Tingle pistol is simple to take apart by removing the screw in the underside of the frame. The smaller screw will loosen the underbarrel web. Once the screws are removed, a plastic faced hammer or wood block can be used to drive the barrel off the frame.
Once upon a time Zonie chastised me for asking about my (Italian) Tingle. It is kind of, sort of a traditional design.
Curious as to how many Tingle pistols were made. Both of mine have 3-digit serial #'s. Without giving out actual #'s, anyone have one over 1,000 ?
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I just slugged the bore on my Tingle ".40 black powder magnum". It measured .409 lands, .429 groove dia. Rather Odd sizing. My .40 cal rifle is .401 on the lands.
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odd, then, that the 0.417 pin gage slipped right in the bore of mine...
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I'm not sure if they may have switched bore dia. At some point, mine is a 2 diget ser. #. I used calipers on a soft slug driven through the bore.
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you likely got a more accurate reading than I did
my .40 Tingle is a very low 3-digit serial number, like 103 or something...
steel frame and not brass...
ASM had some nice revolvers too. Several passed by me. I was a big enthusiast
of the Palmettos-- especially the stainless Remington NMA. Because Palmetto
priced their stuff to my liking--cheap! Of course, you had to overlook a few
bubbles in the castings. That aside,they were accurate shooters. Deer Creek had
the last batch available for $150 bucks less that the Pietta and $200 under the
Uberti.
of the Palmettos-- especially the stainless Remington NMA. Because Palmetto
priced their stuff to my liking--cheap! Of course, you had to overlook a few
bubbles in the castings. That aside,they were accurate shooters. Deer Creek had
the last batch available for $150 bucks less that the Pietta and $200 under the
Uberti.
