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jimbob86 · November 29, 2012, 09:30 AM

My own experience is with round balls out of Pietta ('51 and '60 reproduction) revolvers ..... when I started, and went looking for bullets at my local gun store, the guy at the counter asked if I was shooting a Ruger or something else, as the rugers required a larger bullet due to deeper rifling...... just what he told me .... the .451" round balls worked just fine. He said a Ruger would need .456".

I am guessing you'll use the 450-200-1R.

November 29, 2012, 09:30 AM	#8
jimbob86 Senior Member Join Date: October 4, 2007 Location: All the way to NEBRASKA Posts: 5,314	My own experience is with round balls out of Pietta ('51 and '60 reproduction) revolvers ..... when I started, and went looking for bullets at my local gun store, the guy at the counter asked if I was shooting a Ruger or something else, as the rugers required a larger bullet due to deeper rifling...... just what he told me .... the .451" round balls worked just fine. He said a Ruger would need .456". I am guessing you'll use the 450-200-1R. __________________ TheGolden Rule of Tool Use: "If you don't know what you are doing, DON'T." http://nefirearm.com/