For right now I'm going to be happy with the shot shell loads. I'm not giving up on RB's though. I either need to bite the bullet...ain't that a pun...and get a set of 16 bore dies so I can size the case down enough to hold the RB or find a roll crimp tool. I need the tool anyway so once I find one I'll get into the RB.

I understand what you're saying about the alloy. If I remember correctly a harder alloy gives a larger diameter. The balls I cast were straight lead and were .678 so I don't believe I would be gaining anything....if I remembered correctly.

That dadgummed Seyfried....he had that article about 10 years ago about his Alexander Henry Cape gun that printed the bullet and the ball to the same sight. I was hoping for that....and it might be yet. Won't know til I try, eh!


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