greetings iisj,
my danish isn't so great cause i speak American :). i reread your first post. is your barrel already built or are you going to make it???
the reason i ask is, if it is built. the most important thing to do is, make the bullet to fit the throat and bore. that is much more important than a pope bullet..
second, a muzzle loaded bullet will be straight after loading and it will be the size of the bore and grove. the throat should be set up to accept such a bullet..
it is very very imporant to fit the bullet to the gun. if the gun is built, slug the throat with a soft lead slug and build the bullet accordingly.
..ttfn..grampa..
PS.. when i started schuetzen 60yrs ago 40/1 and 45-1 were very popular.. 50 yrs earlier even softer, all the way to pure was popular.
PPS. what you mite look for, is a slug of the pope throat and 1 inch of the bore.
PPPS.. just reread all your posts. saw ron snith will make the bbl. is he going to cut the chamber?? if so, a slug of a pope throat is important. you mite charge him with making the mold to fit the barrel.
PPPPS.. a lot of the old timers said a straight twist geo schoyen was more accurate than a gain twist pope.
this ps stuff is starting to be fun.
PPPPPS.. hudson believed his straight adjustable for length mold was better than pope's or schoyens.
Last edited by xxgrampa; 11/19/08 11:43 PM.