2010年2月12日 · Also included are pistols with both front and rear pistol grips, handguns with smooth bore barrels less than 18" in length and intended to fire shotgun shells; and …

2019年2月24日 · What some feel are hunting loads is sort of carpal tunnel and beyond. Some pistols can handle 50 or 60 grain charges easily, some hunters want to go beyond reason to …

2006年10月10日 · I think you have pretty well summed it up. Pistols take some practice to do well. At one of our rendezvous, we have a duel set-up where 2 shooters face swing-away steel …

2007年8月31日 · The original pistols used 35 grains but after ageing for 150 years the metal in your guns barrel may be a bit weaker than it originally was. I would not shoot a bare ball in …

2022年2月11日 · For these larger (.54+) smooth bore pistols, many find a good load to be between about 30-35 grains of either 2F or 3F. For a smooth bore you will want to go with a …

2005年11月21日 · The round lead balls do not. The 240 grain. 429/.430 44 bullets out of the. 430 barrel and 115/120 grain. 311 bullets do out of the smooth bore. 32. Tried paper patching but …

2016年8月26日 · I shoot a Pedersoli Mortimer Flintlock smooth-bore (very similar) and load mine with a .437 swaged ball and a 12 thou patch over 35 grains of Swiss 1 powder. I believe that …

2024年12月4日 · It cast a beautiful slug that was a nice fit for the bore of my .56 smoothbore Renegade. Lubed bullets had just a hint of resistance as you pushed them “whistling” down …

2012年12月17日 · Most buy smooth bore pistols as novelties, or for a little small game shooting with shot. Whether a tuned lock with single set trigger and good sights and a smooth bore …

2006年12月16日 · Might be butt ugly, but I have fired a patched round ball from my 10 ga boller. The barrel walls and breech are stronger than any "made to fire projectiles" big bore pistols. I …