mikthestick
New member
In a moment of boredum I clicked on a U tube video "Chewed balls". The idea is run a ball between two wood rasps and you basically get get a spikey ball which is easy to load. When loaded between wads it shoots more accurate than a patched round ball in a smoothbore Indian trade gun. It works on the golf ball principle. I believe this ball is period correct according to the video.
I cannot try it, but I wondered if the chewed ball was patched (which is quicker to do than loading wads) what the result might be. I think the patch would give a good seal (therefore more velocity) , fall away at the muzzle leaving the ball to fly more accurately to the target.
The video gave me the impression "chewed balls" are a forgotten secret which should be shared. Mik
I cannot try it, but I wondered if the chewed ball was patched (which is quicker to do than loading wads) what the result might be. I think the patch would give a good seal (therefore more velocity) , fall away at the muzzle leaving the ball to fly more accurately to the target.
The video gave me the impression "chewed balls" are a forgotten secret which should be shared. Mik