bullets for a fllipietta

rocky1 · November 24, 2007, 07:57 PM

what kind of bullets do i get for a 44 cal, black powder only fllipietta

Steve499 · November 25, 2007, 11:16 AM

Round balls. The .380 diameter should work in most any .36 caliber and .454 diameter should work in most .44s.

Steve

mykeal · November 25, 2007, 01:09 PM

.380 rbs are difficult to find (not impossible, just not very common). .375 are much more common and should work just as well in most Pietta Colt clones. The ring of lead will tell the story.

Raider2000 · November 25, 2007, 03:42 PM

Like the others said, the .380 Round Ball is best for most .36 caliber C&B revolvers although like mykeal said they are very hard to find, the .375 will most likely work but you will have to see if there is any lead ring after loading.

Most .44 caliber C&B revolvers work fine with a .454 Round Ball although my 15 year old Pietta 58' Remington likes the .457 Round Balls better "accuracy is better with them compared to a .454 ball" & my old Stone Mountain 51' Navy can almost thumb press the .454's into it's chambers so mileage will vary with gun to gun.

November 24, 2007, 07:57 PM	#1
rocky1 Junior Member Join Date: November 24, 2007 Posts: 1	bullets for a fllipietta what kind of bullets do i get for a 44 cal, black powder only fllipietta

November 25, 2007, 11:16 AM	#2
Steve499 Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 533	Round balls. The .380 diameter should work in most any .36 caliber and .454 diameter should work in most .44s. Steve

November 25, 2007, 01:09 PM	#3
mykeal Senior Member Join Date: October 8, 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 2,772	.380 rbs are difficult to find (not impossible, just not very common). .375 are much more common and should work just as well in most Pietta Colt clones. The ring of lead will tell the story.

November 25, 2007, 03:42 PM	#4
Raider2000 Senior Member Join Date: July 23, 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 719	Like the others said, the .380 Round Ball is best for most .36 caliber C&B revolvers although like mykeal said they are very hard to find, the .375 will most likely work but you will have to see if there is any lead ring after loading. Most .44 caliber C&B revolvers work fine with a .454 Round Ball although my 15 year old Pietta 58' Remington likes the .457 Round Balls better "accuracy is better with them compared to a .454 ball" & my old Stone Mountain 51' Navy can almost thumb press the .454's into it's chambers so mileage will vary with gun to gun.