unforgiving Bob
Member
- Joined
- May 15, 2021
- Messages
- 11
how deep is ball seated in cap and ball revolver? I have a 1851 .36 and an 1858 .44 I am brand new to BP and need some hepl
... can confirm!After you shoot a few cylinders you might want to get one of these;
View attachment 1002508
View attachment 1002508
You should feel a bit of resistance as the ball enters the cylinder and a ring of lead gets shaved off, then as you lever it more you can feel it bottom out. You can see in the picture that the arbor physically won't go far enough down to over-compress the load. The pistol is the same.
Somebody mentioned the ball will sit lower if you don't use a wad; don't do this, you should always use a wad.