|
The bore is 4.69 inchs
He will cast his own balls
We fired the first round with 1 Lb all other shots were with ½ and 1/4lb charges .
Standard load for this piece was one lb the breech is turned for 1lb so when loading a smaller charge you have to make up the difference. We been using flour for that .
As I mention the 1841 had a improved breech design so rolled cartridges are made .
For live fire a sabot would have originally been used on the back of the sabot the charge would be tied . On the front the ball is strapped to the sabot or a large bagged shot charge .
The 1841 isn’t a long range piece . Effective range is alittle over a mile . Mostly from what I have read , these were used for close in work either on troops or targets .
No fedrial regulations tell you get to playing with Rifled bores
2k wouldnt even scratch the cost of a barrel GARY lol . The barrel on this piece was just under 8000.00
|