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Re: "Loaded for Bear"
      11/02/12 02:32 AM

Sounds good. If the first ball has a 'less than sealing patch', the air can escape out the breech, as long as the rifle's modern-type system isn't a sealed unit as the air pressure must be allowed to escape out the nipple or whatever system the gun has.

The other way is if the second (top) ball's patch doesn't seal, it can allow air to escape past it's sides and out the muzzle.

It is a very real concern and even only 1/2" to 1" of air space between the balls, or between the balls and the powder can turn the gun's breech into a frag grenade.

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* "Loaded for Bear" Smoke73 05/02/12 04:07 PM
. * * Re: "Loaded for Bear" tinker   05/02/12 04:33 PM
. * * Re: "Loaded for Bear" DarylSModerator   06/02/12 12:20 AM
. * * Re: "Loaded for Bear" Smoke73   06/02/12 01:06 AM
. * * Re: "Loaded for Bear" tinker   06/02/12 03:37 AM
. * * Re: "Loaded for Bear" Smoke73   09/02/12 01:28 PM
. * * Re: "Loaded for Bear" tinker   09/02/12 01:43 PM
. * * Re: "Loaded for Bear" Smoke73   09/02/12 02:17 PM
. * * Re: "Loaded for Bear" DarylSModerator   10/02/12 03:38 AM
. * * Re: "Loaded for Bear" Smoke73   10/02/12 01:03 PM
. * * Re: "Loaded for Bear" DarylSModerator   11/02/12 02:32 AM
. * * Re: "Loaded for Bear" Tom_H   12/02/12 11:20 PM
. * * Re: "Loaded for Bear" DarylSModerator   13/02/12 02:28 AM
. * * Re: "Loaded for Bear" 451whitworth   14/02/12 09:01 AM
. * * Re: "Loaded for Bear" DarylSModerator   14/02/12 12:51 PM
. * * Re: "Loaded for Bear" 451whitworth   15/02/12 01:27 PM

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