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And I swapped out the original front sight for a Lyman 17A
Now I just need to find something sensible as a rear peep / tang sight and it will be ready to try

Had a play with the size and worked out that kitchen baking paper is the perfect thickness for the double wrap patches

The bullets are supposed to be an firm but easy fit in the bore

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Got the Whitworth Dyson mold into action
Not as hard as I expected
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Nice hollow base for the paper patch to tuck into
And the thinner lead edge expands into the rifling
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Tapped...

Still looking for a P61
But this will entertain for some time

Well it took a solid year to finally get the PH Whitworth .451 rifle
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Near mint condition
Perfect for my purposes

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Yes either way sounds to work well
I expect the hex ones to be a lot more difficult to cast
But they do look pretty cool

Of interest to some.
Brass mold is solid and has been blind spark eroded to get the hexagon and helix angle
So the projectiles cast up with a slight surface grain
Might work like the golf ball...

Well I'm getting closer

Have seen the bullet mold.
A Peter Dyson solid brass mold with hollow base bottom plug.
Nose pour and then punch out from the nose when the lead cools enough.

I expect...

Hit rate !

From my readings there were five different sharpshooters who tried to take credit for the fatal shot on general John Sedgwick

The hot rate at extreme range would have been very low
But hugely...

Do any of you fine people shoot a Whitworth bore muzzleloader rifle

Will maybe pick one up in the next week to try out.
And the Dixon bullet mold.
There's plenty on line but it's always good to...