TC .45cal/.50cal Double Ball Loads

[roundball]

TC's early owner's manual has these .45cal and .50cal Double Ball loads listed, I've tried them, they print about an inch apart:

 

[jtmattison]

I've never tried it but I might this weekend just for kicks. 460 grains of roundball won't be much worse than shooting my 450 grain conicals.

HD

 

[gmww]

Hey Roundball was that 1" at 100 yrds.? Also just the regular charge or are they suggesting 100 grns. only? My eyes hurt from trying to read that. :hatsoff:

 

[roundball]

50 yards.

 

[gmww]

:hatsoff: Thanks! Wonder how it will do in a 1:66"? :hmm:

 

[Slake]

interesting

 

[BS]

Or as the old saying goes, "Loaded for Bear"

That would be a dandy load in the ole 7ga. 170FF and 2000 grains of lead. :shocked2: :shocked2:

 

[gmww]

Or as the old saying goes, "Loaded for Bear"

That would be a dandy load in the ole 7ga. 170FF and 2000 grains of lead. :shocked2: :shocked2:

OUCH! At both ends! :rotf:

 

[walruskid1]

that would blow the elastic out of your underwear! i'll pass on that much pain. :bow:

 

[faw3]

Ive been going on and on about up to 5 balls and up to 500 gr loads not blowing up barrels acordding to a 3 part story in Muz Blast years back about how strong barrels really are and your talking 2 balls??? The old Lyman loading book shows 2 one right behind the other kind of mashed together at 100 yds in 1 pic cutting the wire that rook the pic. Only 2 :rotf: Fred :hatsoff:

 

[sduve]

This method of loading sure would make my .40 a little more lethal. :thumbsup:

 

[snagg]

Roundball:

That is interesting.

Do you suppose the second ball would have a slightly thinner patch than the first ball so there wouldn't be as much resistance? Or would it really matter.

Also, my T/C is a 1 in 66 twist. Do you see any problems with double balling in this rifle as the article says 1 in 48??

Thanks, snagg

 

[Russianblood]

I'll have to try that in my Pedersoli Pennslyvania flintlock. It has a 41 1/2" 1:48 twist barrel.

 

[rabbit03]

Hey BS I wonder what that ft lbs would be at 50 yds???? :shocked2:

rabbit03

 

[BS]

It launches a 1000 grain ball at 1100 fps., if that helps you figure it out.

 

[roundball]

Roundball:

That is interesting.

Do you suppose the second ball would have a slightly thinner patch than the first ball so there wouldn't be as much resistance? Or would it really matter.

Also, my T/C is a 1 in 66 twist. Do you see any problems with double balling in this rifle as the article says 1 in 48??
Thanks, snagg

I wouldn't think so...when I tried it I just used two normally patched balls...I have wondered why the patch of the first ball woulkdn;t flare backwards anbd cover up the secoind ball, affect it's flight, etc...but apparently it doesn't.

Don't know why a 1:66" would be any different...it may very well be that when that early 70's owners manual went to print, TC didn't make 1:66" RB barrel yet...dunno...can't hurt a thing in the world to try it though...I've shot a double ball out of my 1:66" when I was too lazy to pull an accidental double ball load...but I didn't think to fire it on paper, just shot it into a dirt bank

 

[roundball]

This method of loading sure would make my .40 a little more lethal. :thumbsup:

Now THAT is an interesting idea...it may just be all the push I need to try a GM .40cal barrel.

How much does a single .40cal ball weigh?

 

[roundball]

Ive been going on and on about up to 5 balls and up to 500 gr loads not blowing up barrels acordding to a 3 part story in Muz Blast years back about how strong barrels really are and your talking 2 balls??? The old Lyman loading book shows 2 one right behind the other kind of mashed together at 100 yds in 1 pic cutting the wire that rook the pic. Only 2 :rotf: Fred :hatsoff:

Actually, the trip wire was 7 feet in front of the muzzle.

 

[Java Man]

RB,

A .40rb is around 90gr.

 

[faw3]

roundball sorry Im working from notes, I gave up keeping 1000s of books here, put half in storage. Fred :hatsoff: But found that one here God it's old, it also goes on to say "Accuracy at ranges of over 25 yards useally rages from "fairly poor" to "even worse". What I find most intresting is back once upon a time 2 ball shooting was a "ok" thing bet it's not in the new ones, great old page you posted, back then you could use a lot more powder too (maybe not in your book but was being done , then we hit the age of drag everybody to court when we mess up and.....