Round Balls
#2
RE: Round Balls
You can shoot roundball out of some inline rifles. The accuracy might even surprise you. I have a Knight Wolverine II that will do a real good job with a .490 ball and patch. The trick is to not push them too hard. Keep your powder charges between 40-70 grains and many of them will shoot just fine. If you push them harder then that, they ball will skip the rifling and your accuracy will fall off.
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: NW Ohio , 5 min from Ottawa National / Magee Marsh
Posts: 2,051
RE: Round Balls
I use round balls for off season plinking from my Disk rifle.
I tryed a 50 gr pellet and got BAD groups but 50 - 70 gr volume loads of 777 worked good .
I found anything over 70 gr loads I would get flyers,maybe because like Cayugand said .
Have fun
I tryed a 50 gr pellet and got BAD groups but 50 - 70 gr volume loads of 777 worked good .
I found anything over 70 gr loads I would get flyers,maybe because like Cayugand said .
Have fun
#4
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Lititz, Pa.
Posts: 175
RE: Round Balls
I shoot some round ball out of my 45 cal Encore, 50 gr of pyrodex seems a bit heavy although I keep them within 2" at 50 yards... got some 30 gr pellets I want to try now... just need to find the time...
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,922
RE: Round Balls
They are cool for plinking... also cool for removing tiny groove burrs in your new rifle bore. Helps break-in the barrel quicker. Shooting 50 when the rifle's new is a smart idea... gets you familiar with the gun's feel... recoil... etc.
However, the reason you bought this high tech ML is not to shoot roundballs. It wasn't designed to do that with precision.
However, the reason you bought this high tech ML is not to shoot roundballs. It wasn't designed to do that with precision.
#6
RE: Round Balls
I shoot roundballs from mine ,
but it has a 1 in 48" rate of twist so it shoots them very accurately . The gun is 5 years old , most newer ones have a 1 in 28" rate of twist to accomodate sabots .
but it has a 1 in 48" rate of twist so it shoots them very accurately . The gun is 5 years old , most newer ones have a 1 in 28" rate of twist to accomodate sabots .
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,922
RE: Round Balls
I shoot roundballs from mine ,
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Kevin
Over 90% of inlines made have twists in the 1-28" theatre.... overwhelmingly suitable for roundball plinking-only. Generally, inline buyers won't buy an Omega or Disc Extreme to cite an example - to shoot roundballs exclusively. Heck... very few shoot conicals nowadays. It's mostly-always about sabots with full-force powder charges.