Which size Ball for the Rem .31 Pocket Pistol

[Sagetown]

What size Ball should I use for the Remington New Model Pocket .31 ?
I've found 3 sizes. .310" dia; .315" dia; and .323" dia.

This is an old gun of the 1970's - 80's? Never been fired.

Thanks
Sage

 

[Pulp]

.321 or .323. I'd reckon .315's would be a tad small. They are in mine.
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...mode+matchall&Nty=1&Ntt=round+balls&noImage=0

 

[Sagetown]

Thanks Pulp ! I kinda suspected the smaller .315" may be to small.

Any recommendations for a powder charge in this small revolver?

Sage

 

[madcratebuilder]

You should have a .315 chamber and that uses a .321 round ball. That's out of the Dixie Gun Works catalog.

 

[Sagetown]

You should have a .315 chamber and that uses a .321 round ball. That's out of the Dixie Gun Works catalog.

Okay; I'm gonna check it out reit now. Thanks a heap...

 

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I use "0" Buckshot. Which is .320

 

[Sagetown]

With y'alls helpful directives, I've been able to dig up a little bit of info about these Pocket revolvers. Supposedly very well built by Pietta. Reports of surprisingly hard hitting accuracy at 25 yards, with 10 - 15 grains of GOEX fffg and a .321" - .323" lead ball. Very light weight, yet fits well in hand. Some owners have thought of installing slightly larger and fancier grips.

 

[Pulp]

With a 0.7cc Lee dipper of 777 3F, mine will shoot through a piece of corrugated sheet iron, and the 1X4 behind it.
I chronographed it at around 700fps, not very fast, but I still wouldn't want to play catch the bullet with it.

 

[MCgunner]

Mine does pretty good with double naught buckshot. I have been known to cut a shotgun shell open for fodder. I have a brass mold I got from Dixie that casts a round ball and a conical. Both shoot pretty well, er, as well as anything else, anyway. Ain't exactly a small game gitter, but it'd do a job on a human at 20 feet. It's my fall back if I need a non-cartridge carry for some reason (you never know) in the future. I can hit a torso at 25, but it sure ain't a target pistol. It's an up close gun. At 7 yards, a human head is no problem.

I think I clocked it a little over 700 fps with a conical IIRC and calculated about .22LR energy. The conical is quite pointy and should penetrate well.