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The .451 diameter is the go-to size for .44 caliber cap and ball revolvers, and Hornady's round balls take a lot of the guesswork out of feeding them. Instead of casting, where air pockets and sprue marks can throw off balance, these are cold swaged from pure lead. That process squeezes out voids and gives you a rounder, more uniform ball from one to the next, which is exactly what you want when you're chasing tight groups from a percussion revolver.
In a cap and ball revolver the ball needs to run slightly larger than the chamber so it shaves a thin ring of lead when you press it home. That shaved ring is what seals the chamber and keeps the ball from creeping under recoil. The .451 tends to load easier than a .454, which makes it a favorite in Colt-pattern revolvers and short-rammed guns where seating pressure matters. If your cylinder throats run on the tighter side, the .451 usually gives you a clean seal without fighting the loading lever.
Pure lead is soft enough to obturate and grip the rifling, and it replicates the traditional projectile these guns were built around. Hornady weighs and inspects for concentricity, so the batch you get stays consistent, which pays off downrange. A .451 ball runs right around 138 grains, and it works best behind black powder or a suitable substitute with the load worked up for your specific gun.
These are made to be loaded straight from the box with no patch, since revolver chambers grip the ball on their own. Keep the box closed and dry between range trips and the lead will stay clean and ready. With 100 in a box, you've got plenty of rounds for a solid afternoon of plinking or dialing in a hunting load.
It comes down to your specific gun. The .451 loads with less effort and is a common pick for Colt-pattern revolvers and short-rammed guns, while some Remington and larger-chambered revolvers group better with a .454. As long as the ball shaves a clean, even ring of lead when you seat it, you've got a proper seal.
No. Cap and ball revolvers seal on the ball itself, so you load them directly into the chamber where they shave that thin ring of lead. Patches are used with round balls in muzzleloading rifles, not revolvers, which is why revolver balls run oversize to begin with.
Cold swaging from pure lead squeezes out the air pockets and voids that show up in cast balls, and it skips the sprue mark casting leaves behind. The result is a rounder, more uniform ball with better concentricity, which translates to more consistent accuracy shot to shot.
A .451 diameter pure lead round ball runs right around 138 grains. Because they're weight-sorted and inspected, you get good consistency from ball to ball, which helps when you're working up a load for hunting or target work.
| UPC | 090255260601 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 6060 |
| Caliber/Gauge | .44 Caliber |
| Length | 4.1500 |
| Quantity | 100 Per Box |
| Shipping Weight | 2.05 |
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