Another cap & ball revolver question?

[Fly]

I took my Ubertti third Dragoon out this evening & shot six shots at a paper target
20 yds.Now I was shooting Lee 200 grain conicals I cast.They seemed to look as they were tumbling?

Why, any ideas?????
Fly:sad:

[Outpost75]

Try SOFT pure lead round balls. That's what it was intended to shoot.

[docone31]

They were. Round Balls are the answer. I believe .457 for Dragoons, and Walkers. Not sure though. My Navy takes .454. .50gns of 3f and RB, and you have a great combination. RBs are faster to load also. I like the Dragoon, someday, I hope to get a #3. If you sharpen the loading lever notch, recoil does not have as much effect on it. They just do not fit that tightly when they are new. I like them though. They also shoot high.

[CPL Lou]

I would try them a little farther away and see if they're really tumbling.
Also, make sure your target backer is decently stiff.
A limp backer causes tearing that looks like tumbling.
I have a 1st model Dragoon (Uberti) that shoots insanely small groups at 25 yards using 40 grs of 3ffg Swiss and a round ball. I plan on getting the same mold you're using and give it a twirl.

CPL Lou

[Beagle333]

Also, make sure your target backer is decently stiff.
A limp backer causes tearing that looks like tumbling.
+1 it'll rip instead of punch.

[Fly]

Well I have heard that many times.The only thing is the Ubertti,s have a 1 in 16 twist as Pietta
a 1 in 32 twist.I would think 1 in 16 would be fast enough but maybe I,m wrong?

Also the target did have a lot of holes in it I taped the paper target too.I will try again.

Thanks guys Fly

[rodwha]

1:16 will certainly shoot boolits well. It's a typical twist for many other .45 cal modern guns.

Are you certain your Dragoon is 1:16"?

For a pistol meant to only shoot RB's it the loading window sure is oblong...

[Good Cheer]

Looking at how long of a bullet the different twist rates will handle tells the tale.
If the bullet really is tumbling then there's some other problem.

[swathdiver]

In 2002 Uberti tightened the twist of the Dragoons.

[Fly]

Yea I checked it & it's 1 in 16.It is most likely the backing.It is a ole tin sigh that has many holes
shot threw it.I just taped a paper target over.I will try again.
Fly

[Omnivore]

I use the same bullets in my long twist Pietta, and they still do fine at 25. Not so well at 50 though. Maybe you're pulling the trigger all wrong. ;)

[RPRNY]

200 gr conicals of soft lead through a 1:16 will turn and stabilize out to 20 yards at anything over 20 grs FFFg. Unless they are undersized. No barrel crown issues?

[bubba.50]

if they hit where I aim'em I wouldn't care if they went in back'ards:-P.

[Fly]

if they hit where I aim'em I wouldn't care if they went in back'ards:-P.
Great reply Bubba (smile).No I think it was the backing of that shot up sigh I taped that paper target to.

Fly