Interesting trivia ?

[brushunter]

The wife gave me a couple of John Taffins books for Christmas. In his "Single Action Revolver " book he writes about the Colt SAA right up to the present day Rugers and Freedom Arms sixguns. In his chapter on Rugers OLD ARMY , he states that Ruger tested the Old Army by filling the chamber with Bullseye , stuffing a ball on top and firing it off ! :shock: It held together ! I'm amazed , not sure how much bullseye it would take to fill the chamber , but ....the pressures had to be way up there ???

I found it interesting

regards , brushunter

 

[buckeyeshooter]

Might be true, but you would never see me trying that!

 

[contender]

I have heard that off & on for several years.
It wouldn't surprise me though. But remember, a ball pressed down on a cylinder wall doesn't have the neck tension of a crimped cartridge case with a bullet in it. Pressure differences.
But,, I bet it still has a health dose of pressure.

 

[brushunter]

But remember, a ball pressed down on a cylinder wall doesn't have the neck tension of a crimped cartridge case with a bullet in it.

Yea , didn't think of that ... but .... guess that shows how Ruger builds em

regards , brushunter

 

[Chuck 100 yd]

A round ball also has the least amount of weight of any bullet and also the least amount of bearing surface.
I shoot some .357 target loads using Bullseye and often find unburned grains of powder in the bore. Bullseye is often given blame for excessive pressure.
That said, I would not use that load either.

 

[steveodtw]

Dixie Gunworks used to recommend proofing a muzzleloader by loading a double charge of black powder and double patched roundball, and tie to a tire and touch it off with a long trip wire. But never with modern smokeless powder.
I never tried the Dixie test either.

 

[Klondike Mike]

I would bet that the percussion cap blew off relieving pressure too.