Conical Bullet For Ruger Old Army Revolver.

[tacfoley]

Not about being more accurate or even as accurate as a ball, they're not and I've never had a better combination that a pure lead ball and 34gns of Swiss. Nothing else, just that. The point is, Conicals will work in particular circumstances, but rarely in U.K. clubs are people interested what will work but what they are prepared to accept within their self imposed parameters.

Bloke at the club had a stunning 5.5" ROA. And next to my very well used 7.5" blued, it look jewel like. He spent money and had two extra cylinders as well! Could not get it to shoot to save his life! But then, he was loading it with exactly what I quoted above, 15gns of Pyrodex, 15gns spout of semolina and a huge dollop of some foul smelling "bore butter" of some description. No wonder the results on the target matched the mess that was being sent down the bore...

I got a cracking trade for it. I've had it ten years now and it's a nigh on par accurate as my pre ban revolvers.

I bet the target looked as though it had been hit with a half-cooked pizza.

[loiner1965]

i use lead balls in my pietta 1858 but i might try conicals with different amounts of swiss 3fg charges to see if the group tightens up.
i do know of a member on here who did use conicals with triple 7 in his ruger and it was accurate, another club member who used to shoot revolvers to national standards before the pistol ban had a go with it too....he shot an even tighter group at 25 yds standing.
the revolver was accurate with ball as well

[tacfoley]

The answer is, of course, shoot whatever you like - it's YOUR gun.