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<blockquote data-quote="Carsyn.22" data-source="post: 2369369" data-attributes="member: 104613"><p>No doubt there's plenty of guys who could answer better than I but I saw that you asked back in September and haven't gotten a reply so figured I'd help if I can.</p><p></p><p>First you want to find out what twist rate you have, put the cleaning jag on and a tight fitting patch, now put a piece of masking tape around the ramrod so it makes a tail, then push the rod down the bore until that tape tail makes one full turn, 12:00 - 12:00, now measure how much length of rod that takes. hope that makes sense.</p><p>This will determine wether it will shoot balls or bullets best.</p><p>I'm not up on the exact diameter of .44 and which make/models are what size. That said, muzzleloader bore diameters tend to vary widely, this is one reason why sizing after casting is required. You might want to slug your bore or measure with pin gauges or even calipers would be better than nothing.</p><p></p><p>All the above will be a good start on determining which style of projectile mould sizer etc. you need. wads are often beneficial for accuracy with bullets and sometimes with patched balls, doesn't hurt to try them. I would suggest using .45 cal wads in your .44, helps to ensure your wad is tight and seals as well as possible.</p><p></p><p>lots of different lube recipes, generally it's best to use lube that is soft, as long as it doesn't melt on a hot day, this keeps the fouling softer shot to shot, without this you will wind up swabbing between shots which isn't something that everyone wants to do but some do.</p><p>Paper patching is another option if using bullets but then you generally load them with no lube and will need to spit patch between shots.</p><p></p><p>powder - again it may depend on ball or bullets but generally somewhere between 60 gr - 100 gr will be fine, I would explore the 70 - 80 gr range first.</p><p></p><p>There's a lot more that goes into it but hopefully this will give you a start!</p><p>Carsyn</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Carsyn.22, post: 2369369, member: 104613"] No doubt there's plenty of guys who could answer better than I but I saw that you asked back in September and haven't gotten a reply so figured I'd help if I can. First you want to find out what twist rate you have, put the cleaning jag on and a tight fitting patch, now put a piece of masking tape around the ramrod so it makes a tail, then push the rod down the bore until that tape tail makes one full turn, 12:00 - 12:00, now measure how much length of rod that takes. hope that makes sense. This will determine wether it will shoot balls or bullets best. I'm not up on the exact diameter of .44 and which make/models are what size. That said, muzzleloader bore diameters tend to vary widely, this is one reason why sizing after casting is required. You might want to slug your bore or measure with pin gauges or even calipers would be better than nothing. All the above will be a good start on determining which style of projectile mould sizer etc. you need. wads are often beneficial for accuracy with bullets and sometimes with patched balls, doesn't hurt to try them. I would suggest using .45 cal wads in your .44, helps to ensure your wad is tight and seals as well as possible. lots of different lube recipes, generally it's best to use lube that is soft, as long as it doesn't melt on a hot day, this keeps the fouling softer shot to shot, without this you will wind up swabbing between shots which isn't something that everyone wants to do but some do. Paper patching is another option if using bullets but then you generally load them with no lube and will need to spit patch between shots. powder - again it may depend on ball or bullets but generally somewhere between 60 gr - 100 gr will be fine, I would explore the 70 - 80 gr range first. There's a lot more that goes into it but hopefully this will give you a start! Carsyn [/QUOTE]
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