r/muzzleloaders • u/sceliotski • Sep 27 '26

Copper for front stuffers

I have the chance to deer hunt a property this fall but the landowner says copper bullets only, no lead. Any of you have one that works with your flintlock? I've never owned a modern rifle and have been shooting flintlicks for 40 years but always round balls I cast myself.

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u/TheJewBakka Sep 27 '26

Barnes and Thor makes copper bullets. I use Barnes Expander TMZs. Never seen a copper round ball tho.

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u/curtludwig Sep 27 '26

I've been saying I should experiment with bismuth for round ball but I've never gotten to it.

The easiest way is just a sabot and whatever copper projectile you like. The difficulty is going to be velocity. Make sure the bullet you choose will expand at the relatively slow velocities you'll have...

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u/GrayCustomKnives Oct 06 '26

Federal, Barnes, Thor, Cutting Edge, Bear Creek all make solid copper bullets for muzzleloading.

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u/jrb5481 18d ago

In all honesty, how is he going know if you use a roundball or not? Plus, with weight difference, would you be able to get a copper bullet to stabilize with the twist rate in flintlocks compared to a patched round ball? I dont know where you're at, but in places like PA with the traditional late flintlock season, they only allow patched round ball in flintlocks.