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robhof · January 5, 2010, 01:21 PM

I've tried a variety of conicals in my b/p guns and had mixed results; in my Italian replica flint Ky. the ROA lee conicals group tighter than round balls, the twist is 1 in 48" but in the ROA the round balls group tighter, but the conicals still hit in the center area just 4" instead of 1 1/2" to 2" at 25yds. In my Hawkins 54 with 1 in 48 the ball works better than the Lee 54 conical, but in my 50 Hawkins the hollow base heavy conical is the most accurate.

January 5, 2010, 01:21 PM	#2
robhof Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2007 Posts: 712	robhof I've tried a variety of conicals in my b/p guns and had mixed results; in my Italian replica flint Ky. the ROA lee conicals group tighter than round balls, the twist is 1 in 48" but in the ROA the round balls group tighter, but the conicals still hit in the center area just 4" instead of 1 1/2" to 2" at 25yds. In my Hawkins 54 with 1 in 48 the ball works better than the Lee 54 conical, but in my 50 Hawkins the hollow base heavy conical is the most accurate.