You know. . .
I have (for years now) would love to see a design of a bullet/conical change. . .
Lets look at the Miniball. . .
Beautiful conical. . . Hollow base (should be a little more hollow and thinner on edges. . .but. . .still. . .the weight is around 380 grains in 50 cal.
It fits down the barrel a little bit too easy. . . .as if very little slop is there. But that was the design of the conical in the first place!!!
A Conical that slides easily down the barrel for a quick second shot, with a skit that would expand against the edges of the grooves when shot, giving it more accuracy.
Lets look at the REAL Concial. . .(250/320).
Beautiful conical. . .FLAT base. . .the first rim slides fairly easy into the barrel, and the next rid is tighter, and the last rim is VERY tight, giving a conical that automatically loads
into the barrel STRAIGHT, and when shot the compression will cause the first ridges to go tighter against barrel, increasing accuracy. (Whether this was its purpose is another story, but when I think about it, that compression will expand that conical a little bit no matter what. . .
The other nifty thing about the REAL, is the rings clean the barrel every time you load. (It actually does!). I never have to swab between shots. NEVER! And we are talking about shooting ALL day with black powder.
So. . .what is wrong with combining these two conicals into one?
Imagine a conical that has the same ring setup as a REAL, nice tight fit on top with smaller ridges for perfect aligning. Imagine that same conical that has a hollow base, so when fired, the hollow base expands against the rifling of the gun, creating a nice TIGHT fit against the rifling. And (if you want) add a hollow point to boot.
What would you have?
A conical that:
1. Excellent loading into the barrel with last rim assuring tight fit.
2. Hollow base, so the conical will expand against the rifling when fired.
3. Ridges that clean the barrel when loading.
4. A hollow point for maximum expansion.
Just some thought. . .
I have (for years now) would love to see a design of a bullet/conical change. . .
Lets look at the Miniball. . .
Beautiful conical. . . Hollow base (should be a little more hollow and thinner on edges. . .but. . .still. . .the weight is around 380 grains in 50 cal.
It fits down the barrel a little bit too easy. . . .as if very little slop is there. But that was the design of the conical in the first place!!!
A Conical that slides easily down the barrel for a quick second shot, with a skit that would expand against the edges of the grooves when shot, giving it more accuracy.
Lets look at the REAL Concial. . .(250/320).
Beautiful conical. . .FLAT base. . .the first rim slides fairly easy into the barrel, and the next rid is tighter, and the last rim is VERY tight, giving a conical that automatically loads
into the barrel STRAIGHT, and when shot the compression will cause the first ridges to go tighter against barrel, increasing accuracy. (Whether this was its purpose is another story, but when I think about it, that compression will expand that conical a little bit no matter what. . .
The other nifty thing about the REAL, is the rings clean the barrel every time you load. (It actually does!). I never have to swab between shots. NEVER! And we are talking about shooting ALL day with black powder.
So. . .what is wrong with combining these two conicals into one?
Imagine a conical that has the same ring setup as a REAL, nice tight fit on top with smaller ridges for perfect aligning. Imagine that same conical that has a hollow base, so when fired, the hollow base expands against the rifling of the gun, creating a nice TIGHT fit against the rifling. And (if you want) add a hollow point to boot.
What would you have?
A conical that:
1. Excellent loading into the barrel with last rim assuring tight fit.
2. Hollow base, so the conical will expand against the rifling when fired.
3. Ridges that clean the barrel when loading.
4. A hollow point for maximum expansion.
Just some thought. . .