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    conical

    this one i did try and got quite good results with it at 25m
    put the conical in back to front, it works like a wad cutter,
    lovely neat holes
    i still ended up back with round ball, but it was different,
    have fun what ever you try,
    T

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    My ROA is the 7.5" stainless version, it shoots best with stout loads and .457 ball. I don't have a BP licence, so use 777 instead. A .44 Special case full works for me, makes a lot of smoke though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Born Again View Post
    My ROA is the 7.5" stainless version, it shoots best with stout loads and .457 ball. I don't have a BP licence, so use 777 instead. A .44 Special case full works for me, makes a lot of smoke though.
    Not having a .44 Sp case handy, can you measure that load in WEIGHT, please? Remembering, all the time, that T7 does NOT like to be compressed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tacfoley View Post
    Not having a .44 Sp case handy, can you measure that load in WEIGHT, please? Remembering, all the time, that T7 does NOT like to be compressed.
    usually its between 12 and 13 gns
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    this is what people find the most accurate but i heard folk using 40 gns of it
    Last edited by loiner1965; 30-07-2020 at 06:27 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by loiner1965 View Post
    usually its between 12 and 13 gns
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    this is what people find the most accurate but i heard folk using 40 gns of it
    A charge of 13grns (weighed) of Hodgdon 777 with a lubricated wad and a .457 swaged rather than a cast ball also works for me. I find the Old Army a bit too heavy to shoot with a one hand precision stance, but do quite well with a two handed hold. Even though this might be considered a light load, it provides enough recoil and noise while still being comfortable to shoot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tacfoley View Post
    Not having a .44 Sp case handy, can you measure that load in WEIGHT, please? Remembering, all the time, that T7 does NOT like to be compressed.
    A chap at my club uses 777 with great effect as he can control how far he seats his balls ( ohhh errr missus)with the rammer , I , on the other hand cannot lol so if I did use 777 I would seat the balls off the revolver in an adjustable press and measure so I don't compress the powder charge too much .

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