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Shooting & Reloading - Mausers, Big Bores and others >> Muzzleloaders & Blackpowder

Dphariss
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Re: 72 Kodiak
25/12/12 01:41 PM

I would try more powder. 100 gr is basically a shotgun load.
Rifles shooting a ball invariably need more powder unless twisted very fast.
Forsythe used 5 drams in a 16 bore rifle, this gives about 1600 from my FL sporting rifle with a 30" barrel.
This is about what Forsythe was getting.
I would try more powder, 30% of ball weight is not too much with a patched ROUND BALL of this caliber.
The problem with bullets with heavy recoil is the chance they will move off the powder when the first barrel is fired.
There were reason why bullets were not popular in MLs of this size. They could not be hardened and still expand and it does not take much to move a heavy bullet off the powder. Even carrying the rifle muzzle down may cause this.

Dan

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72 Kodiak	TomN	23/12/12 04:32 AM
Re: 72 Kodiak	DarylS	23/12/12 12:16 PM
Re: 72 Kodiak	Idahoshooter	24/12/12 06:15 AM
Re: 72 Kodiak	DarylS	24/12/12 10:30 AM
Re: 72 Kodiak	Dphariss	25/12/12 01:41 PM
Re: 72 Kodiak	DarylS	26/02/13 12:55 PM
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Re: 72 Kodiak	Chasseur	27/02/13 06:51 PM
Re: 72 Kodiak	DarylS	28/02/13 03:52 AM
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Re: 72 Kodiak	tinker	23/12/12 02:32 PM
Re: 72 Kodiak	NitroX	23/12/12 12:01 PM
Re: 72 Kodiak	Idahoshooter	23/12/12 05:56 AM

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