Over powder wads, filler, rifling

[Fran49829]

Does anyone have experience with the 44 cal cap and ball revolver wads from "The Possibles Shop"? Do they work as well as Ox-Yoke wads?

I would like to know the exact brand name for corn meal filler so I can find it in the grocery store.

The rifling in my new unfired Pietta 1858 Remington is very shallow. Is this normal?

Fran

 

[R.M.]

As far as the filler goes, Cream of Wheat is one, regular corn meal is another choice. Myself, I use the corn meal. Those of us that believe in filler use many different kinds. I don't know that one is any better than the other.

 

[hawkeye2]

I have used Cream of Wheat for years and swear by it. It has to be the regular old Cream of Wheat in the box, not instant or anything else.

My Pieta 58 which is about 15 years old has quite deep groves. The rifling is much deeper and faster than a Uberti.

 

[Zonie]

Fran: One brand of cornmeal is like another. They all are ground the same and boxed the same so just buy the cheapest one you can find.

Anyone remember "Puffed Wheat" and "Puffed Rice"?

They both advertised that they were "Shot from Guns!".

I wonder if those were black powder guns? :hmm:

 

[renovato]

You can generally find the corn meal in the baking section of your store, along with the flour and stuff. Brand names are different in different cities and stores, and the brand doesn't matter anyway. It'll say corn meal on the bag. You can also use Cream of Wheat or grits. They all shoot the same as far as I can tell.

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

I seem to recall a big cloud of white smoke around the muzzle of the cannon on the cereal box, so it had to be black powder. Who knew black powder was such a great flavor enhancer! :thumbsup:

 

[Zonie]

And here, all of this time I was blaming that sulfur smell on the dog! I feel so ashamed! :redface:

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

At least you have a dog. I have to blame it on the cats! :rotf:

 

[bdhutier]

Anyone remember "Puffed Wheat" and "Puffed Rice"?

They both advertised that they were "Shot from Guns!".

I wonder if those were black powder guns? :hmm:

Here you go, Zonie! (Sorry, off topic!)

 

[R.M.]

My wife worked for Quaker Oats at one time. She tells me that it's actually a decompression situation used for "Puffing". I think what they do is subject the grain to a negative pressure, then suddenly release it. The rapid incoming air puffs the cereal.

 

[Poor Private]

Generaly wads for pistols are all about the same lubed or unlubed. Also different sized for the caliber. I would safely say that you can order lubed wads from the possible shop and be satisfied.

 

[Zonie]

I hope we answered Fran's questions before we got so far off topic and as a moderator I shouldn't contribute. On the other hand, Fran did ask about a cereal and corn meal.

Can you folks imagine the stink that many mothers would raise if their kids were eating something that was "Shot from Guns", let alone something in a package with the drawing of a kid holding a pistol?

I bet it was ad's like that that warped our little minds and that's why we enjoy shooting today. :grin:

 

[Lobo69ss]

Now ya done gone & done it who ya callin` warped? How many of us can still find our old Lone Ranger masks & (flash chromed pot metal)"Colt .45" sixguns with the original (plastic) Texas longhorn carved "ivory" grips? I lost the holster long ago, but I can still find the rest of my "cowboy" outfit if I look around long enough.... OK maybe a little warpage isn`t so bad for us as "they" want us to believe... Time to go make some smoke & thunder, I love the smell of burnin sulphurous mixtures an big clouds of smoke in the evenin`

 

[torn moc]

I think about muzzleloaders ALOT! Does that mean I am " warped"? and Zonie are you more " warped" than I since you are the Moderator?? :rotf:
its fun being " Warped"

 

[mingo]

I recall there was a cannon muzzle and a big puff of smoke in one commercial as well as a pic on the box corner.

I fairly recently got back into black powder revolvers after several years of other activities.

Something changed in that time.

I never have used filler or wads in any C&B revolver.

I have had several colts and remingtons and only ever used a bit of grease and not always then.

I always used tight fitting balls and only experienced rare chain fires with loose ones.
You learn pretty quick what "fit" is.

Silly me, but I wonder if this was thunk up lately just to sell wads and breakfast food nobody likes very well?

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

I think about muzzleloaders ALOT! Does that mean I am " warped"? and Zonie are you more " warped" than I since you are the Moderator?? :rotf:
its fun being " Warped"

Some might call it "warped". I call it having one's priorities in the right order! :thumbsup:

 

[hanshi]

My wife says I'm warped. Can't get my friends to even answer the question. Hmmm, could their silence BE an answer?

 

[single shot]

wow, ya never know whats ya gonna learn in this forum. Im gettin hungry :haha: