Question: Do bullets/balls back out when...

by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Thursday, August 03, 2023, 13:49 (413 days ago)

firing a BP revolver? I suspect they can assuming an undersized bullet but what keeps them in the chamber? A BP cartridge pistol can be crimped of course. I just never read of this being any sort of an issue with BP.

Back story: I picked up some Kaido bullets for the .450 Adams which were intended to be used in the Ruger OA. They are 225ge and .456 diameter which is a good match for the Adams. However, they are tapered for ease of loading the ROA. At the moment, I do not have a short enough crimping die so I ran them as is. Third shot, the cylinder would no longer turn because of a bullet sticking out. I have an idea on how to crimp in the future but it got me to thinking.

Thanks!