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gbxfb · 14th February 2012, 10:36 PM

Hi Fernando,

If you look at the breach of your pistol it will probably be slightly concave so as to hold an oversized ball, say 4 to 5 thou more than the nominal bore size, on top of the central chamber, if the chamber is just overfilled and the ball is sized correctly as the barrel is screwed home it should just nip the ball with the lip of the bore and hold it tight. This will give the 'forced' shot that Fernando K refers. There is a danger of leaving an air gap with this loading method if the ball is undersized or the chamber under filled.
I think that the 21 markings on Fernando K's pistol may be a reference to it's imperial bore size at 21 to the lb or about 15mm. Nice pistol by the way!

Best regards,
Simon.

14th February 2012, 10:36 PM	#11
gbxfb Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 11	Turn off pocket pistol Hi Fernando, If you look at the breach of your pistol it will probably be slightly concave so as to hold an oversized ball, say 4 to 5 thou more than the nominal bore size, on top of the central chamber, if the chamber is just overfilled and the ball is sized correctly as the barrel is screwed home it should just nip the ball with the lip of the bore and hold it tight. This will give the 'forced' shot that Fernando K refers. There is a danger of leaving an air gap with this loading method if the ball is undersized or the chamber under filled. I think that the 21 markings on Fernando K's pistol may be a reference to it's imperial bore size at 21 to the lb or about 15mm. Nice pistol by the way! Best regards, Simon.