Double Ball Loads in the .45 and .50 ML arms

[roundball]

Originally posted by Adam Helmer
"...I shot 75 grains of 2F Goex and TWO patched roundballs in the .45 and at 65 yards both balls nearly touched on point of aim at the target..."

I only tried it at 50yds but had the same experience, shocked at how accurate the pair of .440 balls were out of a .45cal rifled barrel.

On a related note, I experimented with .62cal GM Flint smoothbore barrel and found using home made paper shot cups that 3 - .50cal/.490 balls printed groups of 3-4" at 40yds, and 4-5" at 50yds.....they stacked almost vertically inside the paper shot cup and probably accounted for their relatively tight group.

By contrast, when I tried 3 and then 4 smaller .440s, they stagger stacked in the shot cup so much that upon muzzle exit they headed off in different directions and averaged 18"" groups at 50yds.