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**Mike Irwin** · October 23, 2013, 07:12 AM

"The wheel weight balls are accurate too."

I never had ANY success with balls that were much harder than pure lead. The guy I shot with said it was probably a case of the patch being unable to adequately grasp the ball.

"Some modern fast twist rifles shoot patched round balls surprisingly well."

It's easier to get decent accuracy from a slow-twist projectile in a fast-twist barrel than from a fast-twist projectile in a slow-twist barrel.

Over stabilized means stabilized, but under stabilized means not stabilized.

October 23, 2013, 07:12 AM	#52
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,380	"The wheel weight balls are accurate too." I never had ANY success with balls that were much harder than pure lead. The guy I shot with said it was probably a case of the patch being unable to adequately grasp the ball. "Some modern fast twist rifles shoot patched round balls surprisingly well." It's easier to get decent accuracy from a slow-twist projectile in a fast-twist barrel than from a fast-twist projectile in a slow-twist barrel. Over stabilized means stabilized, but under stabilized means not stabilized. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.