Hey fellas
I am going to be casting my own round balls for my Traditions 1858 Remington New Army .44 Cal Steel Frame, 12" Oct. Barrel Buffalo cap & ball revolver what hardness will I need for my lead to be in order not to lead the barrel this is where I have a lot to learn fellas
Use the purest, softest lead that you can find. If your lead is too hard you will have trouble seating the ball and can actually damage the loading lever. Don't worry about leading the bore.
Lot of good threads on CastBoolits dot gunloads Dot com and the WWW on this very subject for your homework. Be "creative" in your Google Search parameters. You will find a lot of data. Here is one:
One Of Many BP Threads on CB.GL.Com
If it was easy, anybody could do it.
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