UKShootist
08-11-2016, 04:43 PM
I own a Pietta muzzle loading .44 revolver (Cattleman, I think). It's a sweet pistol and my shooting skills are such that I doubt I could hit a barn if I was standing inside it! Never mind. It has a trigger and will go 'bang' if handled correctly, so I want it. In the UK the only pistols we are allowed now are muzzle loaders (except for the obscenity of the 'long barrelled pistols and revolvers')
One of the things I want to do is to try shooting proper pointy type bullets from it. The problem is, ordinary bullets will not load in the cylinder as they persist in tilting when you try to load them. I have obtained some commercial bullets from someone who supplies at exorbitant rates but I can't find an acceptably priced mould here. OTOH, I have seem, and can get at a good price, moulds for the Lee R.E.A.L. 200 grain bullets for .45 calibre. They look like they could be persuaded to at least fit into the cylinder, but I'm uncertain as to whether to use them. Has anyone here tried them out in a revolver?
One of the things I want to do is to try shooting proper pointy type bullets from it. The problem is, ordinary bullets will not load in the cylinder as they persist in tilting when you try to load them. I have obtained some commercial bullets from someone who supplies at exorbitant rates but I can't find an acceptably priced mould here. OTOH, I have seem, and can get at a good price, moulds for the Lee R.E.A.L. 200 grain bullets for .45 calibre. They look like they could be persuaded to at least fit into the cylinder, but I'm uncertain as to whether to use them. Has anyone here tried them out in a revolver?