Which CB revolver next?

[Titanvk56]

It is a Uberti and the manual recommends .380 balls.

The .380 balls from Track of the Wolf would not leave a waste ring and would pull back out with the rammer.

The .395 balls leave a significant waste ring with moderate effort to seat.

I just ordered a dial caliper from Brownell's so I will measure it when they show up.

 

[Calibre44]

Originally posted by Sakohunter
It is a Uberti and the manual recommends .380 balls.

The .380 balls from Track of the Wolf would not leave a waste ring and would pull back out with the rammer.

The .395 balls leave a significant waste ring with moderate effort to seat.

What’s the accuracy like with .395?

I used .375 first in my Uberti Navy and they were next to useless (or I was) Switched to .380 and accuracy improved but I’d be interested in how you got on with the .395 balls.

 

[Titanvk56]

Remington #10 Caps
25 grains of Goex 3F
Sagebrush Wad
Hornady .395 Ball

Shot 6" groups at 25 yards from a sandbag and the groups were about 4" high of POA. Probably can get tighter groups with a lighter load.

Gonna try and make the range tomorrow so I can try some lighter loads.

 

[mykeal]

I think it's a very good idea to check the bore dimensions, and check the chamber dimensions also. .395 is way too big for a .36 cal revolver, and the group size should be better than 6 inches at 25 yards. I'm guessing that the bore is the proper size, the chambers are oversize and the balls are being grossly deformed in the barrel.

 

[scrat]

part number 90424 lee precision mold. .390 this may be a good thing to look into. Sound like the right size for what you need.

http://www.leeprecision.com/cgi/catalog/browse.cgi?1205424620.5444=/html/catalog/blackpow.html

 

[Misfire99]

I just fixed an 1851 that I got in a pawn shop for seventy five dollars. So now I have a couple 1858 Remington's. One of them has a long barrel and a shoulder stock attachment. And I have the 1851 but I think my next gun will be a Lemat. Yes a Walker has more power per shot but the Lemat has nine of them and a .65 caliber barrel under the 44 cal barrel making it have ten shots with the last one way bigger then the law allows. I would suggest that this makes the total fire power of the Lemat greater then the total fire power of the Walker. And the cavalry model looks way cool as well. But they aren't cheap by any means. Dixie has them for 750 and Taylor's for 900. This is much higher then a Walker.

I am going to try and sell a Taurus Raging Bull in 454 with about 160 rounds of ammo for it. I was going to put it up for 750 so maybe I can break even for the Lemat

 

[mykeal]

Read Cumpston and Bates book on percussion revolvers before you buy the LeMat.