phoenix511
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What should I shoot in this pistol?
I have a Pedersoli Harpers Ferry, the bore is 0.586, with a 7 groove very shallow rifled barrel. The catalog shows this a 1/47" twist. This pistol shoots great, the lock is fast, trigger nice ... other than I need to green wheel most square 5/8" flints to shorten them to fit. Of course there is no rear sight, so accuracy is diminished, but its so much fun to shoot. I've used am unpatched o.570" ball with nice results, an unpatched with a felt overpowder wad about the same.
Could I try a Minie ball in this pistol and expect fair results? I've been using 30gr FFG and I wonder if this is enough to open the skirt of the Minie?
I have a Pedersoli Harpers Ferry, the bore is 0.586, with a 7 groove very shallow rifled barrel. The catalog shows this a 1/47" twist. This pistol shoots great, the lock is fast, trigger nice ... other than I need to green wheel most square 5/8" flints to shorten them to fit. Of course there is no rear sight, so accuracy is diminished, but its so much fun to shoot. I've used am unpatched o.570" ball with nice results, an unpatched with a felt overpowder wad about the same.
Could I try a Minie ball in this pistol and expect fair results? I've been using 30gr FFG and I wonder if this is enough to open the skirt of the Minie?