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Here's the Little Brat. I'm not sure what's going on with my 50 yard shooting. Woodnbow has got me spooked. I am using a sitting, back against a tree field shooting position, (I won't have my bench with me in the mountains, but plenty of trees) but it's pretty steady and I've been expecting better results. Anyhow, she outshot the 1860 and the Remington, but I've not shot the Remington "officially" yet. I expect a good group out of that.
I shot a previous group, but the loads had gone soft, those were all over the place, a couple very low. Been loaded for a while. This was the second group, and with a fresh load she popped off quite smartly. Big difference.
23 grains 4fg, .375" ball with lube-over-ball. Didn't find any ball that had bounced off the tires, so remaining energy isn't bad. (Them ancient studded truck tires are tough) Of course, don't know how deep they are in the tires, or if they have gone through the tread and casing, or just buried in the tread.
Next up, the Remington with slugs.