wittzo
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Usually, I just toss the powder in from my measure and use a patch because the felt wads make it tighter to ram. This time I decided to see what it would be like to use them consistenly.
The last few outings with my .54 Mississippi Rifle, I've tried to be more consistent. I'm loading it with 55 grains of FFg Goex, using the same material as a patch for every shot, spit lubed, and using 5/8" hard felt wads lubed with Gatafeo's formula over the powder.
At 50 yards, I was able to put 3 balls in a cloverleaf from a rest and every shot was as easy to load as the first one. I waited a couple of days and took it out again with the same performance. I got really lazy, I didn't clean it. I waited a week before I shot it again and when I finally cleaned it that night, the bore looked just as clean as it did before I fired it the first time, except in the chamber area, of course. I shot the rifle more than 30 times without swabbing or cleaning.
Hard fiber wads do a real good job of scraping the bore clean when you ram everything home and upon firing.
The last few outings with my .54 Mississippi Rifle, I've tried to be more consistent. I'm loading it with 55 grains of FFg Goex, using the same material as a patch for every shot, spit lubed, and using 5/8" hard felt wads lubed with Gatafeo's formula over the powder.
At 50 yards, I was able to put 3 balls in a cloverleaf from a rest and every shot was as easy to load as the first one. I waited a couple of days and took it out again with the same performance. I got really lazy, I didn't clean it. I waited a week before I shot it again and when I finally cleaned it that night, the bore looked just as clean as it did before I fired it the first time, except in the chamber area, of course. I shot the rifle more than 30 times without swabbing or cleaning.
Hard fiber wads do a real good job of scraping the bore clean when you ram everything home and upon firing.
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