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NOT good...
The bullet thumbed in with little pressure up to the top band. Even that went in with modest thumb pressure.
However. Once it popped past the crown, it wound up about 2 inches down bore! It went to the powder with just the weight of my rammer!
Accuracy was VERY poor. " Groups" at 50 yards were around 4 inches. I shot 3 without swabbing, and they barely stayed on the paper.
The load was the .54 Lyman Plains, lubed with SPG, an ox yoke wad and 70 grains of 3f Swiss.
I think the muzzle is tight. I notice that a tight patch on a jag hangs up slightly at the muzzle. Also explains the problem with patched ball...
So. I have to figure a way to lap the muzzle EVER so slightly. Then I can get to seeing how she shoots.
I think a bit of valve grinding compound on a patch strip. Put a ball in it and push it in. Then pull it back out, rotate a bit and repeat until the muzzle area is what it should be.
Btw, no leading to speak of.
The bullet thumbed in with little pressure up to the top band. Even that went in with modest thumb pressure.
However. Once it popped past the crown, it wound up about 2 inches down bore! It went to the powder with just the weight of my rammer!
Accuracy was VERY poor. " Groups" at 50 yards were around 4 inches. I shot 3 without swabbing, and they barely stayed on the paper.
The load was the .54 Lyman Plains, lubed with SPG, an ox yoke wad and 70 grains of 3f Swiss.
I think the muzzle is tight. I notice that a tight patch on a jag hangs up slightly at the muzzle. Also explains the problem with patched ball...
So. I have to figure a way to lap the muzzle EVER so slightly. Then I can get to seeing how she shoots.
I think a bit of valve grinding compound on a patch strip. Put a ball in it and push it in. Then pull it back out, rotate a bit and repeat until the muzzle area is what it should be.
Btw, no leading to speak of.