Jenrick
Member
Here's a question, possibly silly/stupid.
A rifle shooting a round ball is normally patched for the rifling to do much correct? Well my 1860 Army is rifled, and shoots a lead ball. I've never seen anything indicating that I should patch the ball for accuracy. Is patching a pistol ball in a revolver an option?
I can see where closer range shooting (say less then 50 yds) it's probably not going to be an advantage as the range isn't far enough to matter. Once you start going out beyond that would patching help?
Thanks, and I apologize if I missed a previous thread, didn't find anything when I searched.
-Jenrick
A rifle shooting a round ball is normally patched for the rifling to do much correct? Well my 1860 Army is rifled, and shoots a lead ball. I've never seen anything indicating that I should patch the ball for accuracy. Is patching a pistol ball in a revolver an option?
I can see where closer range shooting (say less then 50 yds) it's probably not going to be an advantage as the range isn't far enough to matter. Once you start going out beyond that would patching help?
Thanks, and I apologize if I missed a previous thread, didn't find anything when I searched.
-Jenrick