My son wants to hunt out of state where only shot guns and muzzle loaders are allowed.
I've been practicing with my percussion Lyman .54 GPR out to 100 yds. I am finding a lot of variations in my round balls at point of impact and am trying to narrow that down some. Some issues have been type of patch, type of lube and alloy of lead. I have plenty patch material in different thicknesses, caps, Goex, Pyrodex and 777 all in both 2F and 3F. As of late I am using home made moose milk (water soluble oil) or Bore Butter lube. I will take any ideas to the range and see how they work.
So far I've played with all 3, 2F powders, 100 grains with either .530 and .535 RB wiping in between shots and using Bore Butter since that is the easiest to keep reloading the barrel. I am shooting 5 inches high at 50 yds which can put me 1 inch high with a .530 ball at a 100 yards of 2 inches low at 100 yrds. with a .535 ball.
I've been practicing with my percussion Lyman .54 GPR out to 100 yds. I am finding a lot of variations in my round balls at point of impact and am trying to narrow that down some. Some issues have been type of patch, type of lube and alloy of lead. I have plenty patch material in different thicknesses, caps, Goex, Pyrodex and 777 all in both 2F and 3F. As of late I am using home made moose milk (water soluble oil) or Bore Butter lube. I will take any ideas to the range and see how they work.
So far I've played with all 3, 2F powders, 100 grains with either .530 and .535 RB wiping in between shots and using Bore Butter since that is the easiest to keep reloading the barrel. I am shooting 5 inches high at 50 yds which can put me 1 inch high with a .530 ball at a 100 yards of 2 inches low at 100 yrds. with a .535 ball.
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