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DarylS
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Re: 16 bore conical mold
10/03/12 03:06 AM

Clay, iron or boxwood - all were used and none were necessary once the US Military thinned the skirt a bit. As far as I know, the plug were inserted after the bullets were cast, but maybe not in this case.

The problem with any of the plugs, is they were being blown through the bullet leaving a ring of lead in the bore, once the bore was fouled a bit.

A mere 60gr. musket powder charge (weak powder) was enough to expand the skirts into the grooves.

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Daryl

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Subject	Posted by	Posted on
16 bore conical mold	casper50	16/02/12 11:14 PM
Re: 16 bore conical mold	tinker	16/02/12 11:49 PM
Re: 16 bore conical mold	DarylS	17/02/12 03:03 AM
Re: 16 bore conical mold	casper50	17/02/12 04:46 AM
Re: 16 bore conical mold	tinker	17/02/12 07:35 AM
Re: 16 bore conical mold	casper50	17/02/12 07:38 AM
Re: 16 bore conical mold	DarylS	18/02/12 05:00 AM
Re: 16 bore conical mold	tinker	18/02/12 07:10 AM
Re: 16 bore conical mold	MikeRowe	09/03/12 01:55 PM
Re: 16 bore conical mold	DarylS	10/03/12 03:06 AM

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