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mykeal · October 25, 2008, 06:10 AM

You did the right thing by not attempting to shoot the gun with the ball not seated on the powder. That's very dangerous; in the extreme it could cause catastrophic failure of the cylinder.

Thanks for the chamber measurements. This is a very unusual situation. The chamber taper is extreme and needs to be corrected before the gun is used. It should be done by a professional gunsmith if you do not have the tools or experience. It should not be expensive and it is important that you get it corrected before shooting the gun. I am concerned that you will not be able to properly seat the ball even with a .451 ball and experience detonation, which is the event that causes cylinder failure with an unseated ball.

October 25, 2008, 06:10 AM	#8
mykeal Senior Member Join Date: October 8, 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 2,772	You did the right thing by not attempting to shoot the gun with the ball not seated on the powder. That's very dangerous; in the extreme it could cause catastrophic failure of the cylinder. Thanks for the chamber measurements. This is a very unusual situation. The chamber taper is extreme and needs to be corrected before the gun is used. It should be done by a professional gunsmith if you do not have the tools or experience. It should not be expensive and it is important that you get it corrected before shooting the gun. I am concerned that you will not be able to properly seat the ball even with a .451 ball and experience detonation, which is the event that causes cylinder failure with an unseated ball.