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maxi ball in a Cb Revolver

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chuckpa:
I went to the range and the maxi balls did not work well at all as a mater of fact there was some key holing. I tried a few 454 balls and the results were better. I think I will have the cylinders reamed out to .451 and stick with the round balls and about 20 grns of goex 3f.
Thanks for your comments.

FG1:
I had pretty good luck with pure lead cast 230 gr RN meant for a 45 acp . I lubed with spg lube and sized to .452 . They had more recoil than roundball but you new for certain when you wolloped a clanger !

chuckpa:
Thanks FGI for that information.
I took both of my 1858 Remington s and traded them in on  one made by Umbertie. The owner of the store slugged the barrel and we miked the chambers. I do believe that this revolver will work a lot better. The revolvers that I turned in were made by other manufacturers and seemed to have tapered bores.
Now all I need is some range time.

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