.570 RB For what

[Dom]

I have acquired a round ball mold that cast a.570 dia RB. What would a ball this big be used fpr?

[square butte]

.58 cal muzzleloader

[Loudenboomer]

Some 12 Ga. Shot cups will be thick enough at the bottom that will allow enough grip for fair accuracy at close range.

[Dom]

Amazing. Thanks for the info.

[waksupi]

24 gauge smoothbore or .58 rifle.

[John in WI]

I read on several sites, people use them for 20ga RB loads. I have not found a wad thin enough to make it work. So I have a bag of .570 and .575 RB that I've not been able to figure out how to fire from my 20.

[waksupi]

I read on several sites, people use them for 20ga RB loads. I have not found a wad thin enough to make it work. So I have a bag of .570 and .575 RB that I've not been able to figure out how to fire from my 20.

That means you need to find a nice 24 gauge flintlock fowler.

[centershot]

I read on several sites, people use them for 20ga RB loads. I have not found a wad thin enough to make it work. So I have a bag of .570 and .575 RB that I've not been able to figure out how to fire from my 20.

Try the Commander, available from ballistic Products.

https://www.ballisticproducts.com/Commander-20ga-wad-250_bag/productinfo/020TC20/

[bedbugbilly]

If you are talking about using a .570 or .575 RB being used out of a 29 gauge muzzleloader smoothbore - I suppose a person could shoot 'em with a really thick patch but don't expect to hit much. A 20 gauge smoothbore ML has a .620 bore. In my 20 gauge flintlock French Fusil. I use either a .600 or .610 patched RB.

The .570 is better suited for a .58 caliber ML rifle. I.ve used many of them out of .58 cal Rifled Muskets with a thinner greased patch - decent accuracy at reasonable distances wit the traditional shallow groove rifling in the rifled muskets.

As far as slug in a shotgun shell - I don't reload shotgun so a .570 or .575 may have a use in one of the gauges.

[Abert Rim]

Gonna run some Hornady .570 RBs through the Zouave to see if the old brass Tasco 4X is close to zero.