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!
It all depends...
by Paul 
, Thursday, August 03, 2023, 16:58 (413 days ago) @ Hoot
As JimT and JT mention, proper fitting balls that shave a bit of lead when chambered will not back out under the relatively mild recoil generated even by a full charge of black powder. Way back in the 20th Century when I was playing around with "unauthorized" loads in the ROA, I don't recall having any back out either, and that was with loads that gave about the same recoil as a Blackhawk with 2400 under a 250 gr bullet. BUT, the bullets I was using were hard cast, emphasis on hard, and gave a bit of a workout when seating them in the cylinder. I suspect that if I'd used softer bullets I might have experienced bullet pull, but the friction fit of the linotype bullets was sufficient to keep them in place.
Thanks folks!
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Friday, August 04, 2023, 07:40 (413 days ago) @ Hoot
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A friend from Idaho, used to size 250 Semi Wadcutters for
by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Saturday, August 05, 2023, 19:00 (411 days ago) @ Hoot
use in his Old Army. I'll ask him what he did exactly.
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