50 cal round ball patches

Need some sabots, bullets or round balls for your muzzleloader. How to make patches for black powder shooting youtube. These precision swaged, pure lead round balls are sized properly to work with any rifle or pistol of appropriate caliber. Accuracy is best in my rifle with patched round ball conicals and minnieballs not so much. It just appeals to my ocd to have perfectly round patches ready to go that i can make in quantity anytime. A good patch is made of good quality, dense natural material. What would be a good patch and ball combo to start practicing with. Aug 04, 2014 the patching material is the key to be accurate with a round ball load. Tc hawken and it shoots prbs at a with acceptable accuracy, however not nearly as good as my johnathan browning mountain rifle in 54 cal which is twisted for prbs.

I have a 50 cal tc hawken coming my way with the idea that i might be able to get a muzzleloader tag next year. What distance do you sight in and what grouping do you get with your chosen load. The advice in the book was to start low and increase the charge, finding the wad after each shot or several shots w the same charge. Of course you need to have a proper ballset that seats the. Thompson center muzzleloading bullets 50 cal 490 diameter. When i went to load the rifle i found the patched bullet to be an extremely tight fit. These prelubricated shooting patches are 100% cotton, come in uniform thickness of. You pick the caliber size and the thickness that suit your needs. Ive put a swagged round ball through a 300 lb hog at 80 yards with my 50 cal tc, using 90 grns of pyro p. Of the larger bore round ball rifles suitable for taking big game, more have probably been sold in this caliber than any other.

It is easy to determinate the minimum thickness of the material. However, there are still many round ball shooters who will use a long strip of this patching material, then push the ball and lubricated section of the strip into the bore until the front of the. Pillow ticking was originally designed to be used in the manufacturing of pillow covers. You can buy good quality patches in your local blackpowder shop, but you can also make your own. Thompson center general purpose round cleaning patches 250 per bag. Seems to me that there should be a tiny bit of resistance. Jake and i discuss ball diameter, patch thickness and patch lube. All you knows about patch thickness alaska outdoors forums. Hornady swaged black powder rifle round balls per 100 at cabelas. The thompson center round ball shooting patches are designed for use in. Also, when im gonna shoot 25 to 30 shots at a session, i find that a tight patch is problematic, as in hard to load, although i can be done. I am wondering if this is considered too big for 45 caliber and 50 caliber. Thompson center lubricated round ball shooting patches.

Thompson center has designed these particular roundball patches for. It is a good idea to repeat this test using different size balls. Wheelweight alloy balls are hard to load under this rule of thumb, so try to use pure lead balls. Precision made from special tightly woven cotton, to insure uniformity. In talking with the guy he said his best load was with 65 gr of 3f using a. The easiest method to choose the right patch for your round ball rifle. These 100count, lubricated patches are for use with a round ball of approximately. Counting up quickly, about 10 come to mind that were taken with various.

When the patches you find are burned through where the patch ball barrel meet, back off until the patches are no longer burned through. Traditions performance firearms muzzleloader shooting. Have a hawken style rifle that i want to use a patched round ball in. Note im talking about a 54 cal hawken, not a 50 cal. I am thinking of trying to hunt with it next year 2015. Offered as dry, oiled, wonderlubed, or premium lubed on select sizes. I get excellent accuracy using them and no cutting or lubing is required. It worked for hundreds of years, and still hasnt stopped. Nov 08, 2016 this is a short tutorial on how to make round muzzle loading patches for black powder.

Tightly woven cotton patches are resistant to burning. Traditional muzzle loader developing an accurate load. I demonstrated with muslin material, but, it works just a well with ticking materials. These 100% cotton patches are prelubricated for easier loading and easier cleanup. Please allow up to 14 days for your order to process. Use in conjunction with traditions lubed patches or with traditions shooting patches dry. Get the latest information about new products, special deals, news, toprated items, promotions and more. I chose to start with patched round balls to get a feel for the rifle before i decide if i want to experiment with conical bullets. Generally, the patch should be twice the thickness of the windage.

More modern bullets are deffently more effective, but the round ball still works. Muzzle loader originals shooting patches 30 through 39 cal. For a faster reload with a more accurate shot, load all your round ball bullets using a tc arms butter bore cotton round ball patch. I got these tools from a fellow who sold me his euroarms. Precision shooting patches for round ball precision shooting patches. These nonlubricated shooting patches are 100% cotton, come in uniform thickness of. Good evening all, just sitting here musing about a weekend of shooting a new reproduction rifle. Round balls in fast twist rifles white muzzle loading. I have never shot a round ball out of it, only maxi balls. The winds do blow when there is a cross wind, a portion of the speed of the wind is added to the velocity of the projectile the vector sum, so the ball.

What kind of accuracy can i expect out of this gun with round balls. I listened to a man who was less than impressed with round balls from a muzzle loader and was of the opinion one must use maxi balls for deer. You may find that your rifle is most accurate with a combination of a smaller ball with a thicker patch or a larger ball with a thinner patch. Because it is such a tight fit, i run a wet patch and a dry patch after every shot. Muzzle loader originals black powder cotton shooting patches. Theyre saturated with our natural lube formula that helps reduce fouling and lubricates the barrel as you load. Stock up your favorite black powder supplies like patches with the wide selection of items we have here at. I see all kinds of different patch thicknesses and ball diameters and thought maybe i could save myself some efforts by asking. Oct 30, 2016 heres an easy way to make shooting patches for your black powder guns. Traditionalmldata1 north american muzzleloader hunting. Cva 200 slick load prelubed patches 5058 cal ac1439a 5.

At cabelas, you can shop through quality brands like hornady, powerbelt and more. Muzzleloader shooting patches, pillow ticking, and bulk strips. Ill be the first to say ive only put down four deer with round ball as the projectile. I usually use old t shirts for shooting patches with round balls, just start the ball and cut the cloth flush with the muzzle. Homemade ball patch obtaining round ball patches for a. I take a flange micrometer to the fabric center and mike rolls of cloth till i find my item. The local walmart and the local gun shop both carry. I see nothing at all wrong with using a round ball. My question is, which is the best size to use considering the lubed patch. The castor oil patches load easily and dont leave enough residue to accumulate fouling as quickly, so i can go more rounds fired. My particular rifle is sensitive to the patch lube used, but not to the extent you are talking about. Created with the same exacting precision as our cold swaged round balls, we designed a special plastic patch that makes these 50 cal. Specifications for thompson 100pack lubricated shooting patches. Whats the rule for ball size and patch size for a given.

Traditions a1207 performance firearms muzzleloader round handle ball starter. Jun 05, 2014 i currently have a hawken style muzzle loader in. Traditions performance firearms muzzleloader shooting patches. Midsouth carries everything from the muzzleloader, rifle, or pistol you want, to the black powder, sabots, and bullets that go in it, in stock and for sale, from great brand like lyman, cva, traditions, tc, pyrodex, blackhorn 209, and many more. This is a short tutorial on how to make round muzzle loading patches for black powder. On this page, north american muzzleloader hunting will bring you the loads and ballistics for the. Ive always thought that the thicker the patch, within reason, the more accurate the shots. A yard of cloth makes a lot of round patches when cut with a 1 gasket punch.

The elk in the picture was shot with a 50 cal round ball. For a faster reload with a more accurate shot, load all your round ball bullets using a tc arms butter. Precision shooting patches for round ball track of the wolf. Because of a broken hand, ive not gotten a chance to go out and shoot the patches yet. In our example of a 50 caliber rifle, balls are available in sizes. I grew up shooting whitetails with a 50 cal round ball over about 60gr of powder. The patch round ball challenge long range hunting forum. Thompson center black powder cotton shooting patches. I like the idea of traditional round ball hunting, but as i look at published muzzle velocities and consider how fast energy drops off with a sphere in flight it seems like such a choice means effective hunting ranges would be really short. Single ball loads single round balls can be loaded in almost any caliber without much. The thompson center lubricated round ball shooting patches are designed for use on. Mar 31, 2008 at the lunenburg gun show i picked up an old traditions 50 cal shenandoah flintlock for pretty much dirt cheap money. Patches are tightly woven cotton and are resistant to burning. Use in conjunction with traditions lubed patches or with traditions shooting patches dry and apply traditions ez lube.

Hey guys, i made a patch cutter from a number 11 cap tin. Black powder wads and projectiles cheaper than dirt. At the lunenburg gun show i picked up an old traditions 50 cal shenandoah flintlock for pretty much dirt cheap money. The present deer was not the first deer that i had killed with. Windage here is the difference between bore diameter and ball diameter. I have been cutting roughly square pillow ticking patches, and got to thinking. Thin patches arent durable, so youre probably better off with a. The patching material is the key to be accurate with a round ball load. Thompson center 100% cotton round ball shooting patches.