brewer12345
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I found an accurate load with a maxi ball lubed with bore butter (ugh), an over powder wad, and 80 grains of black MZ. The problem is that bore butter is messy. By the time I was done shooting 25 or so times, I was sorely in need of soap and water to avoid greasing everything (including my clothes), plus it was a hot day so I had a big old puddle of melted bore butter to contend with. Ideally, this will ultimately be a field load, so very messy really is not OK if it can at all be avoided, plus I worry about powder contamination even with a wad. I made up some more of the traditional 50/50 lard/beeswax lube I usually use for cap and ball wads and dipped some maxi balls in it as I have in the past with another rifle. Obviously I will have to go try it, but would you guess this would make much difference in accuracy vs. the bore butter lubed maxis?