09 December 2007, 09:10
500MagManAny one try Pach and Ball out of a 1-28" twist ???
was wondering if any one out there has tryed to shoot Pach and Ball out of a faster twist rate barrle I just bought a Remington 700ML and the manual shows that they have done it but was wondering if it is worth while or not. I thought the twist rate would be to fast and the pach would tare apart....
09 December 2007, 21:17
bushmanYeah, I've tried it. Accuracy sucks, big time.
09 December 2007, 22:30
BlankCan you say "KNUCKLEBALL" ? Most don't work well at all.
09 December 2007, 22:41
jbIt will work,but you need to cut the charge weight so that the ball doesnt strip the rifling.My old thunderhawk shot well with 30 grains of ffg and a tightly patched ball.You can probably use more powder,try it until accuracy goes away.
10 December 2007, 05:48
nordrsetaI wonder if the Hornady "plastic patched" Hardball would work any better?
10 December 2007, 05:52
Idaho RonMy rifles shoot well with a round ball and 50 gr of powder. It was for small game and target. I shot some 44 cal round balls out of sabots MANY yeas ago. I have never tried the hard ball, but the ones I did shot good. I was getting over 2000 fps. Hit a rock chuck with that and pop goes the weasel. Ron