Sam1911
Moderator Emeritus
Hi!
Just had something kind of funny happen last night and I wondered if anyone else has done this either accidentally or on purpose.
Myself and BullfrogKen broke out a pair of replica 1858 Remington .44s last night for some old-fashioned plinking. I hadn't shot mine in at least a decade, and that's a shame. They're amazingly accurate and a whole lot of fun!
I dug through one of my old ammo cans of BP gear, I located all the kit to shoot the revolver easily, set it out on the bench, loaded up, and fired off a cylinder full.
Afterward, as I went to reload, I discovered that I'd accidentally grabbed a small handful of .490 round balls instead of the box of .451 balls intended for the gun! I noticed when seating them that they took more effort than I remembered and they cut a mighty impressive "ring" going into the cylinder.
But they shot just fine, which makes sense. All I was really doing was creating a larger driving band. They printed higher than the .451s which also made perfect sense as they'd be a bit heavier.
I don't have any conicals, but I imagine they'd have printed to about the same spot.
Anyone ever do this before, either on purpose or by accident? What were the results? I'm kind of liking the heavier slug, and it sure seemed the seating ram made a big wad-cutter like meplat forcing them down.
If I was going to hunt with one of these, this might be not a half-bad idea.
Thoughts?
Just had something kind of funny happen last night and I wondered if anyone else has done this either accidentally or on purpose.
Myself and BullfrogKen broke out a pair of replica 1858 Remington .44s last night for some old-fashioned plinking. I hadn't shot mine in at least a decade, and that's a shame. They're amazingly accurate and a whole lot of fun!
I dug through one of my old ammo cans of BP gear, I located all the kit to shoot the revolver easily, set it out on the bench, loaded up, and fired off a cylinder full.
Afterward, as I went to reload, I discovered that I'd accidentally grabbed a small handful of .490 round balls instead of the box of .451 balls intended for the gun! I noticed when seating them that they took more effort than I remembered and they cut a mighty impressive "ring" going into the cylinder.
But they shot just fine, which makes sense. All I was really doing was creating a larger driving band. They printed higher than the .451s which also made perfect sense as they'd be a bit heavier.
I don't have any conicals, but I imagine they'd have printed to about the same spot.
Anyone ever do this before, either on purpose or by accident? What were the results? I'm kind of liking the heavier slug, and it sure seemed the seating ram made a big wad-cutter like meplat forcing them down.
If I was going to hunt with one of these, this might be not a half-bad idea.
Thoughts?