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Offline scotjute

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Flattening .375" round balls to .38"
« on: May 24, 2005, 10:41:39 AM »
Has anyone done this in order to get round balls that consistently had sufficient diameter to assure a complete ring of lead was shaved off during loading?
If so, what was your accuracy like?

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« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2005, 02:26:10 PM »
Acuracy probably won't be that much affected at close range, but it will most likly suffer, depends on how consistand the balls are flattened and how straight you load them.  Other than smaking with a hammer I don't know how you would flatten them.

I have a pair of 51' navies by Uberti that won't shave lead with .380 balls, but will securly seat, the chambers are sligtly cone shaped and have a chamfer at the mouth, just have to make sure I rame them good and they work fine.  .375 ball I can shove in with my thumb.

I cast my own now, but I used to order .380 balls instead of .375, where do you get yours?
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« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2005, 08:28:36 AM »
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