.32 cal. flinchlock

ndbilly

August 24, 2003 12:15

Came across a .32 cal. barrel for my TC. No paperwork. Questions:

.319 ball?

How thick a patch?

Starting load? Max?

FF or FFF?

Thanks.

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  rufe-snow

  August 24, 2003 12:24

  First time I shot my T.C. hawken, I filled the pan to overflowing with 4F. When I touched it off, it dawned on me why they call them flinchlocks.

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  buckdeer

  August 24, 2003 13:21

  i use a .310 ball .015 patch and 15 grs of pyrodex in my 32 but it is a sidelock not a flintlock

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  richbug

  August 24, 2003 15:53

  A .319 will work, but it will require a mallet to get it started. I have a friend who swears by them in his squirrel gun, but he always looked a little odd with that hammer handle sticking out of his possibles bag.
  
  My border collie is smarter than your honor student.

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  jjmitchell60

  August 24, 2003 19:35

  As Powdersmoke pointed out a .310 is the standerd size RB for a 32 cal muzzle loader. Now if the rifle is shot a lot and the barrel is shot out then you can start using larger size RBs. I had a 50 cal that normally used .490 but it had been shot so much I began using .495 with the same accuracy. There are accounts of riflemen in the Rev. War having to use mallets to drive balls down their barrels. They were deadly marksman but a quick reload was out of the question.
  I use a .310 Rb, 30 grains of FFF, and a .010-.015 greased patch in my 32 squirrel rifle. If targeting shooting I cut the powder back to 15 grains. Also in priming your pan, the old timers would prime with the same as what they loaded in the barrel. Now a days most use FFFF.

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  Rhonda

  August 24, 2003 20:41

  In my 32 caliber Hatfield flinter, I use a .310 rb, .015 lubed patch, 25 grains of FFF, and 4F in the pan.

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