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Offline Muley

Round Ball Ballistics
« on: February 16, 2015, 05:50:28 PM »
I'm not sure this has been posted before, but here it is again.

Here's a calculator you can download to show ballistics of a PRB. Most calculators don't work well with a round ball. This one is made for them.

Round Ball Ballistics Calculator for Muzzleloaders


You need to know the velocity for the calculator to work. If you don't have a chrono, but use Goex they have a chart you can get here.

 http://www.goexpowder.com/images/LoadCh ... Musket.pdf


Have fun.
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Offline TallTexan

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Re: Round Ball Ballistics
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2015, 06:53:52 PM »
Good information and I got to see just how closely my .50 is to my .54 as far as drop is concerned, using similar (accurate) loads of powder.  I don't pay much attention to energy levels at the distances I hunt at and learned not to compare that with a modern bullet design.  I still find it interesting though.
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