Shameless Womanizer 57929 Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 I am considering the purchase of a 72 caliber musket. I know to subtract 10 or 15 thousandths to determine the size patched ball to use. Maybe I didn't look long enough, but I looked at my usual sources and couldn't find that big a ball. This was a common size during the revolutionary war? Help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Douglas Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 There are some on Dixie Gun Works website With something that big, you might have a hard time finding commercial round balls. I would bet most of the market for round balls is in the 54 or smaller caliber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shameless Womanizer 57929 Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 I can't remember whether I looked at Dixie or not. The biggest ball I found on Lee precisions site was .690 which is 30 thousandths that would be about the thickness of blue Jean material? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 I can't remember whether I looked at Dixie or not. The biggest ball I found on Lee precisions site was .690 which is 30 thousandths that would be about the thickness of blue Jean material? I used a .690 ball with a heavy patch out of a cap-lock 12 ga. with great success. I had found a Lyman .690 mould and cast my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 69 cal ball with .015 patching x 2 = .69 + .030 = .720. Order the .69 balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bullweed Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 .690 with pillow ticking is a common load for the .72 caliber smoothbore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Mike Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 i bought some .735 for my brown bess flintlock from dixie gun works, and also from a local black powder shop once long ago. they work fine in my 75 caliber brown bess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Mike Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 cabelas has some http://www.cabelas.com/product/shooting/black-powder/sabots-bullets-round-balls|/pc/104792580/c/104701680/sc/104547780/large-caliber-musket-round-balls/1200488.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fsabots-bullets-round-balls%2F_%2FN-1100204%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_104547780 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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