What size is a 54 caliber round ball?

Hornady Lead Round Ball . 54 Caliber . 530″ Diameter 100 Count 6100 | Cheaper Than Dirt.

How big is a 50 caliber ball?

.490″
490″ Diameter, (Box of 100)

What diameter is a 45 cal round ball?

How many grains of powder are in a muzzleloader?

Most muzzleloaders now in use for deer are . 50 caliber. And most are inherently accurate enough for big-game hunting, assuming they’re properly cleaned, are using 240-grain or larger saboted bullets of sound design and are stuffed with 90-150 grains of propellant.

What is a swaged round ball?

Most swaged round balls are really multi-faceted polygons, with dozens of tiny flat surfaces applied by passage through a “meat grinder” helix. The first die is a CORE SWAGE, which produces a lead cylinder with rounded ends, of a weight that is approximately 1 grain heavier than the final ball.

How much does a 45 cal round ball weigh?

45 balls weigh about 138 gr and I have never had to track any deer.

What is the diameter of a 44 caliber round ball?

454″
454″ Diameter 100 Count, 6070.

Can I leave my muzzleloader loaded?

Well, you “can” of course leave your muzzleloader loaded for as long as you want, and you are the one that is responsible if you do so.

How far can you shoot a 50 cal muzzleloader?

For any ethical hunter, 200 yards is about the limit of ballistic and shooter performance for a modern muzzleloader.

Which is more lethal a 54 caliber round or a 50 caliber round?

At 100 yards a .54 caliber round ball from a 28″ barrel will deliver over 520 Ft./lbs. of energy with a 110 grain powder charge, nearly 32 more pounds of energy than a .50 caliber round ball. Several seasons of harvesting deer with a .54 caliber convince me that it is more lethal than .50 caliber round balls.

Is there A.54 caliber side hammer ball gun?

Several side hammer round ball guns are available in .54 caliber including the excellent Lyman Deerslayer, Traditions Woodsman, Cabela’s Sporterized Hawken and several other traditional “Hawken” style rifles.

Which is the best 54 caliber hunting rifle?

54 is the superior round ball hunter. The .54 caliber is an excellent choice for a hunter who uses a patched round ball load. Several side hammer round ball guns are available in .54 caliber including the excellent Lyman Deerslayer, Traditions Woodsman, Cabela’s Sporterized Hawken and several other traditional “Hawken” style rifles.

What’s the formula for A.54 caliber bullet?

Using the “Pondoro” Taylor TKO formula (which tends to favor bullet weight in contrast to bullet speed) I will attempt to provide a truer picture of the .54’s potential. The formula takes the bullet weight in pounds, that’s weight in grains divided by 7000, times velocity in feet per second, times caliber in thousandths of an inch.