Conical bullets in a smoothbore?? - North-South Skirmish Association Might I suggest, "The British Soldier's Firearm, from smoothbore to small bore, 1850 - 1865" by Dr C H Roads (providing you can find it, and at a reasonable price ) Dr, Roads discusses the evolution of the two piece Pritchet style P-1853 bullet design, and why it was changed from a bullet diameter of 562 to 550 dia (think in terms of
smoothbore accuracy - North-South Skirmish Association Thank you everyone Mailemaker I think you are on the 4th LA and hopefully I'll see you soon I have been shooting Swiss 3 F in my smoothbore I tried to get the kind of Old Eynsford blackpowder but couldn't for the upcoming skirmish I'll order some in the future Thanks to Lou and others When I run out of ideas, sometimes this board helps me
Smoothbore bullets - North-South Skirmish Association I've decided that to shoot smoothbore you need the right size ball, a way to keep them consistently sized and a powder that doesn't produce fouling I control the ball size with the section of barrel It takes 8 passes around the surface of my files to make the ball just fit a length of barrel Every shot I fire gets gauged in this way
Ball Size for Pendersoli Harpers Ferry Smoothbore Pistol For those with the Pendersoli Harper's Ferry Conversion Smoothbore pistol, what size ball do you use? Dixie Gun Works recommends 520 round ball and 010 patch However, patches aren't allowed with N-SSA Thank you for any recommendations!
Smoothbore Theory - North-South Skirmish Association it takes a lot to upset a solid lead round ball the fit that seems to work in my gun is one where the ball barely sits on the muzzle it practicaly falls down the bore in fact the very thin coat of alox seems to be the only thing keeping gravity from pulling the ball down the bore one thing i consider important when working up the ball is to
Approved smoothbore muskets - North-South Skirmish Association Approved smoothbore muskets Portions of the N-SSA official website's Bulletin Board has been closed to the public in the best interest of the association and its members Registered users have access to the entire board once they LOGIN
JRB initials on Armisport smoothbore with Macon type I conversion The N-SSA promotes the shooting of Civil War firearms and artillery and encourages the preservation and display of Civil War materials The N-SSA works to accomplish these goals by conducting skirmishes; competitive, live firing of these Civil War firearms and artillery
For Sale, Armisport 1842 Smoothbore Musket - North-South Skirmish . . . Full length Model 1842 smoothbore, 69 caliber Includes 50 vinyl tubes, some preloaded test ammo and a custom tray that fits an MTM Case Gard ammo box Shipping not available at this time but this can be inspected at the Laingsburg NWT Skirmish being held next weekend, June 14, 15 and 16
Muzzle Velocities of Civil war Weapons and Ballistic Gell The muzzle velocity of a 69 caliber smoothbore musket using ball ammunition ( 650 musket ball) with the standard service charge of 110 grains of musket powder was in excess of 1000 fps but those musket balls lost velocity very quickly and would not carry half the distance of a rifle-musket
Smoothbore accuracy with different barrel lengths The N-SSA promotes the shooting of Civil War firearms and artillery and encourages the preservation and display of Civil War materials The N-SSA works to accomplish these goals by conducting skirmishes; competitive, live firing of these Civil War firearms and artillery