Ugly Sauce
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Time to see what she will do. Been popping off five shots at a time, just to get used to the gun, cleaning it, etc. I tried some 3fg Goex, 4fg Scheutzen, and 2fg Swiss, all at 40 grains by weight, not volume. For some reason, the Swiss pops off the hardest. I mean, Big Daddy is throwing them balls out fast. It goes bang with authority.
Anyhow, I'm happy with that group. I was aiming eight miles low, so now I have to start thinking about a taller front sight. Looks to me like the 40 grains of Swiss under the ball will be "the load". For wandering the wilderness that is, don't think I'll be plinking with it.
In the past I've never been a fan of lube-over-ball, but with a stiff lube it's working great for me. Two passes with Windex patches actually cleans the bore. Yes, I take more care than that, but it the field that will be the plus to be able to clean the barrel with only a few passes. Hopefully...I'll never have to fire it in the field. !!!
Wow, these things just don't cap-jam. It just throws the fired cap off, period, end of story. With the Colts, even with the cap posts and everything else, sometimes you still feel some drag with a spent cap stuck in the cone recess. Sometimes rarely with the Remington. Just does not happen with this pistol.
Something else I like is that the chambers are chamfered, so there's no rings-o-lead, and when you ram the ball it's one smooth motion, you don't get that pop or jump when the ring-o-lead shaves off. I think you actually get a tighter fit.
Okay, I'm quite taken, and thrilled with the R&S. It's really a good pistol.
How's that for a GLOWING report???!!!?? "Big Daddy" says: "thanks for listening!"
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