OT: Weight of .454" lead balls

[J Miller]

I know I could look this up if I dug out my books, but I'm all tuckered out from building my "lil red wagon".

Do you muzzle loader guy have the weights for .454" lead balls?
I want to build some gallery loads similar to the one W30WCF sent me some time back. Got the cases and primers. I'll have to acquire the balls and decided on a powder charge. Then build some.

I have no idea why I wanna do this, but I wanna do this.

Joe

[O.S.O.K.]

142 grains +/- depending on the alloy. .452" are 140.

And this is not that strange - I recall seeing loads listed for this as a matter of fact. You need to crimp the case neck to prevent the ball from moving back into the case.

I think you can actually get two balls to fit in the case as well - for a defense load.

[awp101]

Sounds interesting! What weapon are you building the loads for?

[Andrew]

I have lead .457's that go +/- 147gr, if that helps. These loads you speak of sound interesting, you should keep us posted of any findings.

[J Miller]

This is just an experiment for a light quiet big bore gallery load. My plan is to get the balls, lube them with LLA, and seat them over a light charge of either Bullseye or Win 231. Maybe IMR PB, I got some of that too. Just for the fun of making a light, short range, target load.
I figure it will work good in all my .45 Colt revolvers. Not sure I'd try it in a rifle.

Joe

[Bogie35]

Well I hope you get the balls to do it.



bogie

[Rusty]

I used a .311 RB in my .30-30 cases. Just put a drop if the LLA on top of the ball after it seated in place.

[adirondakjack]

Joe, For a foolin around indoor gallery load, I drilled a few special Cowboy .45 Special cases to accept 209 primers (hand seated), and using a fired case, thumb seated 87 grain .410 slugs that had been reformed to .452 (belled with a tapered punch, then sized with a .452 lubrisizer die). press em in with the thumb till even with the case mouth, insert the 209, and shazaam, a quiet gallery load (bullets reused several times when a wadded towel was used inside the target box to trap em)

[J Miller]

Joe, For a foolin around indoor gallery load, I drilled a few special Cowboy .45 Special cases to accept 209 primers (hand seated), and using a fired case, thumb seated 87 grain .410 slugs that had been reformed to .452 (belled with a tapered punch, then sized with a .452 lubrisizer die). press em in with the thumb till even with the case mouth, insert the 209, and shazaam, a quiet gallery load (bullets reused several times when a wadded towel was used inside the target box to trap em)

Hmmmmm, that sounds interesting.

Joe

[Ysabel Kid]

Well I hope you get the balls to do it.



bogie

Oy vey!