Mallet...Leather, wood, rubber????

[Semisane]

That a very nice job DD. :hatsoff:

 

[necchi]

Su-weet, :wink:

 

[Ron_T.]

I used a rather heavy (1 lb.) rubber mallet... and have never been unhappy with it's ability to softly pound a patched ball into place when I mis-judge how dirty the barrel has become.

Normally, a few light "taps" of the rubber mallet and the short-starter slips the patched ball down into the barrel (.50 caliber) to the full length of the dowel on the short-starter.

If you "wipe" after EVERY shot, you can use a very light mallet. However, if you're like me and shoot 20 shots or so between a light spit patch cleaning, then the 1 lb mallet is the one I'd recommend you get.

Make "GOOD" smoke... :thumbsup:


Strength & Honor...

Ron T.

 

[Argo]

I must be doing something wrong? I have a T/C 50cal Hawken percussion rifle. When I go to the range I always take 40 pre-measured loads of 3f BP made up.(55g & 490 PRB) I always shoot all 40 each time at 100 yds & can put most of them in the 8 in bulls if I do my part. I say doing something wrong, because the 40th load, loads as easy as the 1st one did & I don`t need anything but my hand to slap the ball starter on the ball & I don`t hurt my 73 year old hands either, & I can ram the ball down the barrel with 1 continous push. What I`m trying to get at is, you guys must be using the wrong lube on your patches & that`s why your barrels are fouling.