Ruger Old Army Conicals vs Roundballs

[Bottom Dealin Mike]

In this three part series I'll test the performance of round balls against two different conical bullet designs in a custom  14-inch barreled Ruger Old Army Buntline cap and ball revolver. This is part one of the series. It documents the performance of round balls.

[fourfingersofdeath]

Hpt work mate! Good video. Interesting that the best accuracy was with the el cheapo Lee mould.

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

Mike;  Did you note any change in POI with the different weight projectiles?

[Bottom Dealin Mike]

Sir Charles, I just looked at the footage, and there isn't much difference in POI. But I was only shooting at 15 yards, so it may have been more pronounced at longer ranges.

I really wasn't shooting as well as usual that day. The heat and humidity were so bad I had totally sweat soaked my clothes, and even with drinking water like a camel at an oasis, I was still getting a little dizzy from the heat. 

I did the same test with an 1860 in March, and it was a lot more fun.