Is anyone making a round nosed, hollow based bullet to fit the .36 conversions?
As you probably know, there is a large group of shooters who have taken to using the conversion cylinders in their percussion BP pistols as it makes life a lot easier. I am one of them. However there seems to be no one making a bullet for the host of .36 caliber pistols being converted. This is a hole in the market which could be easily and, I believe, very profitably filled. Not all of us want to go and have our barrels relined to .357
The problem is that the barrels of the .36 percussion pistols are usually .375 diameter, while the .38 long colt bullets used in the conversions are .357. To correct for this disparity, a hollow base can be used which bumps up the diameter on firing - much the same as the old Minie balls.
So plain old HBWC's can be fired (and are!) but the rules want a round nosed bullet, not a wadcutter, or at least something seated above the case rim.
I believe that a 100 to 125 grain round nosed, hollow based bullet for this use would sell very well if cast of soft lead and marketed for this niche. The lubrication could be normal smokeless powder lube as most of the current black powder substitutes used can abide with that very well.
A scan of internet sites showed me that there is no competition in this area currently, but the popularity of the R&D conversion cylinders is such that even large supply companies like MIdway.com sell out of them regularly. Did I miss someone who IS making such a bullet???
I know I would surely be a customer!
Any info on this appreciated.
Ailean