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Hawg · April 12, 2010, 11:14 PM

A round ball is patched. The patch grips the rifling and imparts spin to the ball. A round ball out of a smoothbore is much like a bb. It tends to curve on it's way to the target.

April 12, 2010, 11:14 PM	#4
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,190	A round ball is patched. The patch grips the rifling and imparts spin to the ball. A round ball out of a smoothbore is much like a bb. It tends to curve on it's way to the target.