Can I or should I and not may I load a round ball over a fiber wad which is over a powder charge?
This case of a .50 cal percussion.
The powder charge is/was 80 gr. black.
Followed by a side lubed fiber wad.
Followed by a .490 round ball.
Would this hold or would it be a good idea to put another fiber wad on top of the round ball.
No patch available - don't ask. I said don't ask.
Ok, so I"m old and left the patches at the house and there is a very nice 8 point standing 20 yards in front of me. This is after I missed the doe he was chasing. The load that missed the doe had a patch. The patch must have been loaded sideways because it would not go around the tree that the doe was standing partly behind.
This case of a .50 cal percussion.
The powder charge is/was 80 gr. black.
Followed by a side lubed fiber wad.
Followed by a .490 round ball.
Would this hold or would it be a good idea to put another fiber wad on top of the round ball.
No patch available - don't ask. I said don't ask.
Ok, so I"m old and left the patches at the house and there is a very nice 8 point standing 20 yards in front of me. This is after I missed the doe he was chasing. The load that missed the doe had a patch. The patch must have been loaded sideways because it would not go around the tree that the doe was standing partly behind.