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Thread: What size ball mould???

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    What size ball mould???

    I have had my Pietta .36 for a month now and have found that on two cylinders the .375 balls i have can almost be pushed in by hand, the remainder are a slightly tighter fit.
    I have two questions;
    Q1 Are the cylinders usually slightly different?
    Q2 If i was to purchase a ball mould should i go for a .380 or .390?

    I have found that all the cards i have shot so far have been missing at least two shots, coincidence or what!!!

    At the moment i don't care much still grinning from ear to ear but come competition time i would like to score with all six shots.

    Any ideas???

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    Quote Originally Posted by mobimick View Post
    I have had my Pietta .36 for a month now and have found that on two cylinders the .375 balls i have can almost be pushed in by hand, the remainder are a slightly tighter fit.
    I have two questions;
    Q1 Are the cylinders usually slightly different?
    Q2 If i was to purchase a ball mould should i go for a .380 or .390?

    I have found that all the cards i have shot so far have been missing at least two shots, coincidence or what!!!

    At the moment i don't care much still grinning from ear to ear but come competition time i would like to score with all six shots.

    Any ideas???
    sounds like 2 cylinders are worn etc....use larger balls ooeeeeeer missus on those 2 and see if you can score 6 hits instead of 4...then just mark those 2 cylinders for future reference

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    cylinder size

    If i was you mate i would measure each cylinder with a vernier and
    if different return the gun to where you got it if bought from a
    dealer. Dont forget that if you use a bigger ball in 2 chambers only
    it still has to go down the barrel which will probably affect accuracy
    also. If you bought it private and the chambers are wrong you can
    allways try and get a replacement cylinder.

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