Torador Barrel Investigation - Part II

[Berkley]

Originally Posted by rickystl

On the YouTube video "Mughal Matchlock" there is a very brief skeletal type interior view of a loaded barrel showing the distance of the patched ball from the loose powder in the chamber.

Rick,
I hope this is the image you want.
I certainly wouldn't consider trying this as an experiment.
Berkley

[rickystl]

Originally Posted by Berkley

Rick,
I hope this is the image you want.
I certainly wouldn't consider trying this as an experiment.
Berkley

Hi Berkley.
I've been out of town on business - again!
THANK YOU !!!!!!! Thank you soooooo much for the image !! I've added this to my library. I've found this image of the inside of the bore to be identical to my barrel. For now, I feel I've at least solved the mystery of the bore/breech configuration of the barrel. It would not surprise me to find out that all the Torador barrels were designed similar.
NO! I would not fire the gun with this bore configuration. A normal load of 80-90 grains of FFG black powder in the breech cavity with that much distance between the ball and powder, would be similar to a bore obstruction in my opinion. The only other way to fire it (assuming the entire inside of the barrel can be satisfactorily burnished clean) would be to fill the entire chamber and narrow portion with powder all the way till where the ball seats. My guess is about 200 grains of powder. So, we won't do that either. LOL!
Thanks again for the images. Much appreciated.
Rick.