Bart Noir
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OK, new 1861 Navy and all I could find was .36 sized balls, so tryed 'em and they were way loose. So I worried about flash-over and got lots of Borebutter in each chamber mouth, to seal against flame. And it worked. But one shot in each cylinder full was way weak with barely any recoil or noise.
Each time I checked the barrel and it was empty, so I loaded, and it happened again. And I was being very sure to load the same amount of powder. If I was getting some BB past the ball into the powder, would this cause my weak shots? Or can black powder go bad after several years, even if sealed in the can?
Bart Noir
Each time I checked the barrel and it was empty, so I loaded, and it happened again. And I was being very sure to load the same amount of powder. If I was getting some BB past the ball into the powder, would this cause my weak shots? Or can black powder go bad after several years, even if sealed in the can?
Bart Noir