Ratdog68
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After getting a chance to fondle that antique Colt yesterday, I toddled on over to the rifle range and put my first rounds through this puppy.
The load was 75 grs of Hodgdon 777 ffg, a Speer .530 round ball, a T/C lubed pillow ticking patch, and CCI #11 caps.
My first target took a pretty good beating (I'd set up at 25yds). I'd found the "X" ring by shot #3 and did a bore brushing and bore butter swabbing at this point... just to see if it was needed (more than anything). I put 12 rounds through the gun and switched targets.
With the second target, round #1 found the "X" ring. After the second round to this target, another brushing of the bore and swabbing with bore butter. On the third round, I had two misfires (cap fired, but charge didn't). I pulled the nipple and picked it and the path to the charge... it still did not set off the main charge. Hmmm.... m'be a bit of contamination of the charge with the bore butter and maybe packed a little too tightly... so, a light sprinkling of some ffg into the nipple hole and reinstalled the nipple... capped it and voila !!! I wasn't feeling too sharp at this point in time and noticed it in my shooting... the next three walked further and further from center along the 9:00 position... and, I found my flask empty. I called it a day at this point and gathered up my target and a few of the patches I found. I was pleased with the look of the patches' condition too. This gun likes this load and is definately a shooter !! I'd say I got my $125.00 worth with this one !! It was a good day.
The load was 75 grs of Hodgdon 777 ffg, a Speer .530 round ball, a T/C lubed pillow ticking patch, and CCI #11 caps.
My first target took a pretty good beating (I'd set up at 25yds). I'd found the "X" ring by shot #3 and did a bore brushing and bore butter swabbing at this point... just to see if it was needed (more than anything). I put 12 rounds through the gun and switched targets.
With the second target, round #1 found the "X" ring. After the second round to this target, another brushing of the bore and swabbing with bore butter. On the third round, I had two misfires (cap fired, but charge didn't). I pulled the nipple and picked it and the path to the charge... it still did not set off the main charge. Hmmm.... m'be a bit of contamination of the charge with the bore butter and maybe packed a little too tightly... so, a light sprinkling of some ffg into the nipple hole and reinstalled the nipple... capped it and voila !!! I wasn't feeling too sharp at this point in time and noticed it in my shooting... the next three walked further and further from center along the 9:00 position... and, I found my flask empty. I called it a day at this point and gathered up my target and a few of the patches I found. I was pleased with the look of the patches' condition too. This gun likes this load and is definately a shooter !! I'd say I got my $125.00 worth with this one !! It was a good day.
