Recent content by Roy R.

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    Best cap and ball revolver of the Cap and Ball Era?

    Holy smokes is right...nice revolver!
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    blown patches?

    Gentlemen: Thanks for all the helpful responses. I'm really taken back by how willing you guys are to help me find a solution. It's rare in todays society to see such kindness.
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    blown patches?

    Will5A1: I've been thinking about using a felt wad but I don't want to pay .07 - .09 cents per wad. Can you give me the width and thickness of the wads your using? I'm thinking maybe 1/8" thick and 9/16" across? Any help would be appreciated.
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    blown patches?

    The lead I use comes from a local dentists, made by Kodak. I don't know if I need to, but I flux it anyways. At 50 yards my POI within a couple inches. At 75 yards I'm all over the place. I have cleaned the bore with JB bore paste, 100 strokes just to make sure everything is out of it and...
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    blown patches?

    I shoot a .54 Lyman GPR. I cast my own .530 RB and use red striped pillow ticking. I use olive oil as a lube. I would use a thicker patch but anything thicker is too difficult to load. I've shot FF BP (80 gr), Pyrodex P (70 gr), Pyrodex RS (80 gr) and still have shredded patches. I'm...