MMA1991
Member
Thanks to all for your help and sage advice. As noted in my original post, I was having some difficulties with my recently refurbed KY long rifle.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=741078
Tried again last Friday and this time swabbed out the barrel after each shot and low and behold I was on the money.
All round balls on the target (somewhere) at 75 yards (used standard mil spec 200 yards bull). The more I fired the more accurate I became. In the end, three were in the black and a few fliers on the outer rings but all accounted for and on the circle.
I used:
Round Ball: .440 pure lead Hornaby
Powder: Pyrodex FFG
Charge: 70 grains
Cap: Remington 11
Wad: Prelubed Ox Yoke.
I took the advise of the forum and looked for the spent wads on the ground to inspect them to see if the wads were torn in the barrel during the loading process affecting accuracy. I was able to find quite a few and all were in tact with a nice lead circle stain in the middle of the wad.
All in all I am pleased.
I now need to go to the Dr. because me thinks I have the "BP Fever".
THR is a great forum and I really enjoy reading the posts and appreciate the collegial, sound and friendly advice.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=741078
Tried again last Friday and this time swabbed out the barrel after each shot and low and behold I was on the money.
All round balls on the target (somewhere) at 75 yards (used standard mil spec 200 yards bull). The more I fired the more accurate I became. In the end, three were in the black and a few fliers on the outer rings but all accounted for and on the circle.
I used:
Round Ball: .440 pure lead Hornaby
Powder: Pyrodex FFG
Charge: 70 grains
Cap: Remington 11
Wad: Prelubed Ox Yoke.
I took the advise of the forum and looked for the spent wads on the ground to inspect them to see if the wads were torn in the barrel during the loading process affecting accuracy. I was able to find quite a few and all were in tact with a nice lead circle stain in the middle of the wad.
All in all I am pleased.
I now need to go to the Dr. because me thinks I have the "BP Fever".
THR is a great forum and I really enjoy reading the posts and appreciate the collegial, sound and friendly advice.