tried something new today

I've been dabbling with 1858 remingtons for a bit, today I read an article about loading powder, wad, grease and then ball so I gave it a shot.

First 6 shots were fine. Next cylinder not so good. I don't know if I used too much or seated the ball too deep or if it was just heat.

Shot 1....Boom
shot 2.....pop
shot 3.....pop
shot 4.....pop.....ball left chamber and barrel but I doubt it got far thought it was just a cap like prior 2
shot 5.....pop.....same as shot 4
shot 6.....pop

In any case I don't think i'll try this method again.

Luckily the nipples were easy to remove and it was simple to tap out the loads.

I was very impressed with the accuracy and ease of cleaning on my new stainless 1858 target model. My son is trying to steal my sherriff model. lol He has a navy and loves my sherriff.

I could tell that the grease had melted into the powder, that was very obvious. But i'm not sure what caused it.

As far as a link, I can't provide one but found several write ups about the benefits when I happened to be googling.

They stated better lube because grease on top mostly blew away. So I thought i'd try it.

What I assume happened was that it's 100 degrees outside, I used bore butter which is kinda thin. I probably used a little much and most likely seated the ball too deep which pushed some lube under the wad and wet the powder when the previous shot heated it up.

I realize that neither a wad nor grease is absolutely necessary, but I have both so i'll use them. I've shot without wad or grease with no ill effects. That's how my son loads them with no problems.

I think i'll continue to use a wad and grease last like I normally do, never had a failure that way. I really don't have a rough clean-up or performance issues as-is so i'll stick with what works. Although i'm sure i'll experiment a little here and there. lol

P.S. I'm pretty sure thicker grease would have given better results........but it's too finicky to play with unless your bored.