Why does a bigger ball make a difference in a revolver?

[Paladin UK]

On it Dick!!

I have a busy weekend comin up but I`ll see iffn any of my pards gotta .452 sizer n I`ll whack a couple of yer DDs through

Take care pard n hope ya have a good weekend

Paladin (Whats goin shootin` ) UK

[Paladin UK]

Fer DD................

Ho Dick,,

I miked my ASM cylinder mouth and they are averaging .440-.445 th.

Ned hasnt been in touch so I dont know if the Uberti is the same as mine.

Hope this helps!!!

Paladin ( ) UK

[Dick Dastardly]

Ho Paladin,

That's way too small for the DD/ROA.  Never swage down to .445.  I'd have to have a special mold design for just that caliber.  So, for the time being, it's round balls for these guns.

The original reason I designed the DD/ROA for the Ruger Old Army was because I knew that Ruger held their tolerances very tight.  So far, this has proven to be the case.  Ruger calls the ROA a 44, but it's really a 45.  I was thinkin'  that the other "44s" were like the ROA and the bullet might be made to fit.  This seems not to be the case.

Sorry about that,

DD-DLoS

[Paladin UK]

Ho Dick...

No problem, n thanks fer tryin ta sort it out. I sometimes use these....they`re made for the cattleman (44 Cal. Rem. 450-200-IR) Part#90381


These fit the ASM and Uberti .Spot on!! even got the beveled base!!

Sooo........... What I`m gonna do (I know it sounds mad But its the Irish in me )   I`m gonna cast a few and Im gonna MILL me a BIG LUBE groove in a few!!!

Now, howzzat sound to ya`ll

Paladin (Whats gonna take one of his little pink pills now ) UK

[Dick Dastardly]

Hey Paladin UK Pard!

That's the way I designed the DD/ROA basically.  If Lee makes that mold, then they can make it as a Big Lube^tm model.  It'll cost a hundred dollar set up fee and some work with Pat, but it could get done.  We mostly took the LEE conical for the ROA and replaced them two skimpy lube grooves with one Big Lube^tm canyon.

It ain't rocket science, it just takes money and time.  Mayhaps milling a big groove in your bullets will tell you if that's a workable model first.

Like Sundance said, "You jest keep thinkn', Butch, that's whut yer good at". . .

DD-DLoS