Quote Originally Posted by Jamie View Post
Chaps,

I've been shooting ball from the club in my .58 Harper's ferry smoothbore thus far, .54 (ish!) the first trip and .50 (ish!) with a thicker patch this time but it's time to buy my own supply - what would be the best size to begin with? Should the patch and ball add up to bore diameter or should there be some windage to allow for loading and fouling?

All this 'ish' business is a bit disconcerting, I have to say!

Jamie
Depends on about ten gazillion things -

1. What is the actual bore diameter of your gun?

2. What results did you get with what you shot?

3. How often you wipe out the bore.

4. What patching material did you use and what lube, if any?

5. Whether or not you are going to cast your own.........at about a tenth of the cost of buying store-made.

and more......

tac