Originally Posted by
Kevin Tinny
Hello:
Sounds like progress, but what did your flame test of the troublesome fabric disclose, please?
If not tested, it becomes guesswork to rule out fabric.
Swaged balls are more uniform and were fine for USIMLT use.
We made our own ball swages and could cast, swage and clip the bleed so 250, 500gr .690 pure lead balls weighed within a GRAIN! No excuses with those.
Are you wiping between shots? Ya gotta!
If so, the fouling should not be an issue no matter where it rests.
Most petro-chem lubes BURN in the bore and leave pesky fouling, even if you wipe between shots.
If not wiping, you will not achieve uniformity because fouling accumulation progressively degrades accuracy.
You may get a couple patched shots to load ok, but more than two changes barrel friction and patch fit.
There is no alternative if you want optimal accuracy.
I am not aware of a patching lube that will eliminate the need to wipe after each shot IF THE ball and patching are tight.
Deep rifling, say over .007" adds to fitting issues. Some hunting ball barrels have as much as .012" deep grooves to enable a second or third shot, but those deep grooves are not as accurate due to fitment problems.
Our target barrels had .004" - .006" deep grooves and VERY tight fitting patched balls.
My 56 pound 69 caliber one shot a 500 gr ball with 280gr GOEX for 2250fps muzzle velocity.
If anything would have blown patches, it would. The lube was a secret, but I would blow patches at times until an old timer suggested the licking w saliva trick.
Could not load a second shot without wiping. BUT they shot very well with irons to 200 yards, well inside 4" there if conditions could be doped for seven shots. Two sighters and five record. We had 45 minutes to finish a five shot card.
With wind usually follows a seven minute cycle that meant 2 sighters and 5 for record.
If you are just hunting, then ONE shot is probably all you'll get so ample time to wipe, dry and reload with Ox Yoke patching.
Please share more. Thanks.
Kevin Tinny
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