rafterob
62 Cal.
I think if you could pull it off, it would be the hit of the 'vouz :thumbsup: Now if they carried you around in a sedan chair that would be something!
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Patch question
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cynthialee, Pillow ticking works well enough IF you get the thickness that your gun likes. Two of my rifles like .018" ticking (no blown patches yet), but my trade gun (smoothbore) is happier with .014". And just to confound things, another rifle seems to like .022 denim, but as that's hard to start, I'll be trying .018" pillow tick. Btw, the very wordy Sam Fadala, suggested using an "overpowder patch" on top of hunting charges, then seating a patched round ball, to prevent burn throughs, blown patches, etc.: It works. Lastly, although you ultimately decide which patch thickness your gun likes by looking at the target; you choose the material you want to test by taking a micrometer with you to the fabric store and measure the fabric in question (in several places) compressed and uncompressed.
Billnpatti
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Yes, the cornmeal can add a bit to the felt recoil. Felt recoil is a function of the total mass of bullet, patch, powder charge, cornmeal, etc., the velocity of the mass being shot from the barrel and the weight of the gun. The more total weight that goes out of the muzzle for any given velocity, the more the felt recoil. The felt recoil is reduced by the weight of the gun. Does all that make sense?
yes it does
