Dugaboy,

Thanks for the post and concern. I took Daryl’s advice about no gap between the two. I literally hammered the second ball onto the first with an aluminum ram rod for a very tight fit.

I also go a PM from someone with a Pedersoli Kodiak .72 who shot out a large (180 grains) double charge: powder/wad/ball/powder/wad/ball with no ill effect.

HOWEVER, I have ordered from Cabelas a CO2 discharge kit.

I have it out for muzzle loader hunting. I forgot how damn nice these rifles are. I’m so glad I got one. The best $800 double rifle period.