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My New gun off the net

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#1 ·
I won the bid on this at Gun Broker tonight . I was the only bidder and there was one 1 hour earlier had 8 bids and sold for $75 more and this one had nicer wood . Will shoot a 58 cal 510 gr mini-ball at 1400 FPS if you can take the pain . If your smart keep it below the sound barrier for accuracy and save 1/2 the powder . It has a round ball twist and will push a 260 gr round ball over 1700 FPS and accurate too ....

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#9 ·
The book says 170 gr of 2F/ 1400 for a 505 gr mini-ball and 180 gr of 2f / 1700 for a 260 gr round ball . If my memory is correct , 50 gr of 2F was a magic load for both bullets and was very accurate and super easy on the shooter for target work and keep the hard hitters for hunting ..
 
#11 ·
Many BP rifle loads exceeded 1,000 fps. Some revolver loads approached it. The .44-40 and the .45 Colt loaded with 40 grains would run about 900fps from a 7 1/2" barrel I think. These were potent loads.

I think the Walker Colt cap and ball revolver with round balls hit 1,000 fps but the ball was light. I think the .36 Navy with round ball was around 800 fps. This was not much on paper but the round ball is actually good at transferring energy to a target so I think they would be about like a .380 with a hollow point bullet. The elongated bullet was better for penetration but the round ball was probably the better man stopper as long as it had enough penetration.

Barrel length had a big effect on velocity with black powder.