USAF_Vet
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BCRider, it is seamless with a wall thickness of 0.095"
I may end up swapping it out with a thicker wall, but it's held up nicely so far. The .45 ball will roll out without a wad, so the pressures aren't getting substantially high.
It's not going to be a daily shooter, either. It was a project to see if I could do it, versus making something reliable enough to plink with. For that, I'd be more apt to buy a kit. This was cobbled together with leftovers and spare parts I've acquired over the years.
On my first test fire, about 15-20 gr of Pyrodex, it chucked the unwadded ball about 10 feet in front of me. Next shot was with about 40 gr of Pyrodex with a wadded ball, it hit the target about 20 feet away and I was unable to recover the ball. Next test fire will be somewhere in between, about 25 gr. Pyrodex and a wadded ball.
Jaymo,
LOL, nope, not Fuzzbean. I've seen his stuff though. I lurk over there a lot, but haven't registered. His stuff is a lot better than my own. I'll look into the Rawhide option, too.
I may end up swapping it out with a thicker wall, but it's held up nicely so far. The .45 ball will roll out without a wad, so the pressures aren't getting substantially high.
It's not going to be a daily shooter, either. It was a project to see if I could do it, versus making something reliable enough to plink with. For that, I'd be more apt to buy a kit. This was cobbled together with leftovers and spare parts I've acquired over the years.
On my first test fire, about 15-20 gr of Pyrodex, it chucked the unwadded ball about 10 feet in front of me. Next shot was with about 40 gr of Pyrodex with a wadded ball, it hit the target about 20 feet away and I was unable to recover the ball. Next test fire will be somewhere in between, about 25 gr. Pyrodex and a wadded ball.
Jaymo,
LOL, nope, not Fuzzbean. I've seen his stuff though. I lurk over there a lot, but haven't registered. His stuff is a lot better than my own. I'll look into the Rawhide option, too.
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