My .45 cal Armi Sport Le Page likes a 0.445 ball with a 0.010 patch, so ya, it's very dependent on what the gun likes. No one size fits all.
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The bore diameter of any caliber barrel can vary widely between nations & manufactures.
The only way your going to get good loading & accuracy results is to measure your bore size & depth of rifling,
this info. will enable you to determine the proper patch & ball combo.
As others have mentioned, it's also important to remove excessive roughness in the bore & get the muzzle crowned to make loading easier & obtain consistent grouping.
If the bore has excessive roughness wrap a smaller diameter cleaning jag with 0003 or 00004 grade steel wool & lap the bore until you get good results.
To crown the muzzle;
Take a larger caliber lead ball & screw a drawer-pull & screw the wood screw end into the ball.
Insert the machine threaded end into your hand drill & attach some coarse abrasive cloth to the ball with double-sided carpet tape & apply enough force in-alignment with the bore until you round of sharp edge of the bore.
When done apply fine grit abrasive cloth to the ball to polish the crown.
Happy trails
The only way your going to get good loading & accuracy results is to measure your bore size & depth of rifling,
this info. will enable you to determine the proper patch & ball combo.
As others have mentioned, it's also important to remove excessive roughness in the bore & get the muzzle crowned to make loading easier & obtain consistent grouping.
If the bore has excessive roughness wrap a smaller diameter cleaning jag with 0003 or 00004 grade steel wool & lap the bore until you get good results.
To crown the muzzle;
Take a larger caliber lead ball & screw a drawer-pull & screw the wood screw end into the ball.
Insert the machine threaded end into your hand drill & attach some coarse abrasive cloth to the ball with double-sided carpet tape & apply enough force in-alignment with the bore until you round of sharp edge of the bore.
When done apply fine grit abrasive cloth to the ball to polish the crown.
Happy trails
