View Single Post
Old March 2, 2014, 07:29 AM   #9
spacecoast
Senior Member
 
Join Date: October 14, 2009
Location: Sunshine and Keystone States
Posts: 4,461
Quote:
The only way to know is to either mic the chamber or load a ball. When the ball is pressed into the chamber it needs to shave a small ring of lead from the ball all the way around. This is how you know you have a gas-tight fit. If you shoot undersized balls you are inviting a chain fire.
The chambers of my Remington seem to range from .447" up to .451", so if I want to shave a small ring of lead it seems I might want to go with the .454" balls.

Here's my shopping list:
  • .454" lead balls
  • FFFg or FFg powder
  • Powder measuring device (flask or ??) - look for 20-25 grains
  • Bore butter or wonder wads
Anything else?

Last edited by spacecoast; March 2, 2014 at 07:40 AM.
spacecoast is offline  
 
Page generated in 0.03618 seconds with 8 queries