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calpappas
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Reged: 15/10/09
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Loc: Alaska, USA

Re: 4 bore ball size - sorry should have posted here initial [Re: billeastern]
#144457 - 26/10/09 01:46 PM

Gents:
Greetings from Alaska.
My 4-bore Hughes is a cartridge gun and can be seen on my website. It is a 5-bore in bore size (as are most) at .975" diameter. I use Blue Dot as my smokeless load as FFg GOEX. Don't bother with with Fg as it burns too slow and dirty. 10 drams of FFg is a stiff kicking load in my 22 pound double and 16 drams is down-right unbearable with nearly 1500 fps with a 1743-grain conical bullet. I don't know about patches or muzzle loading rifles but I do have a bit of experience on bore rifles and nitro rifles in the cartridge era. Many rifles can be seen on my website. Take a look.
Cal

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DarylS
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Re: 4 bore ball size - sorry should have posted here initial [Re: calpappas]
#144530 - 27/10/09 05:29 AM

Good site, Cal.

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rigbymauser
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Re: 4 bore ball size - sorry should have posted here initial [Re: DarylS]
#144541 - 27/10/09 09:53 AM

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Good site, Cal.

Best there is

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calpappas
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Reged: 15/10/09
Posts: 71
Loc: Alaska, USA

Re: 4 bore ball size - sorry should have posted here initial [Re: billeastern]
#146463 - 23/11/09 02:27 PM

Gents:
I have posted some of my ballistic data on my website for my 4-bore Hughes. I was going to shoot more but winter set in here in Alaska and now I have decided to sell the rifle. Go to calpappas.com The data is on the double rifles page and the rifle is both on this page and the for sale page. Enjoy the pics. My bore diameter is .975 or an actual 5-bore and a round ball weighs 1400 grians. A 1 inch ball should weigh about 1500 and a true 4-bore at 1.052 should weigh 1740 grains. 16 drams or about 440 grains of FFg is the worst kicking rifle I have ever shot! An article on the 4 will appear shortly in the African Hunter and the Black Powder Cartridge News.
Cheers, all.
Cal

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calpappas
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Reged: 15/10/09
Posts: 71
Loc: Alaska, USA

Re: 4 bore ball size - sorry should have posted here initial [Re: billeastern]
#146464 - 23/11/09 02:31 PM

Bill:
For some loading data on the 4-bore look to my website calpappas.com and see some of the data of my 4-bore Hughes on the double rifles page and photos of the rifle on that page as well as on the for sale page. I have been shooting the bore rifles for years and if I can be of any service just let me know.
Cal

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