Harry Marinakis
40 Cal
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I have a heavily-used 35-year old .50 cal rifled flintlock. New to me.
I've been shooting a .490 ball with 0.015" pillow ticking strips, cut at the muzzle. 50 grains of powder. After about 10 shots, I really have to bounce the ramrod to get the ball down the last 6 inches. Someone said my spent patches looked okay.
I tried 0.018" pillow ticking patches, but it was pretty difficult to start the ball and ram it down the barrel. I also tried 0.020" but I had to use a metal range rod the ram the ball down.
Now I am trying 0.495 balls with 0.015" pillow ticking. Ramming doesn't feel any different from .490 balls. Here are my spent patches from my first 10 shots down a clean barrel.
Advice?
I've been shooting a .490 ball with 0.015" pillow ticking strips, cut at the muzzle. 50 grains of powder. After about 10 shots, I really have to bounce the ramrod to get the ball down the last 6 inches. Someone said my spent patches looked okay.
I tried 0.018" pillow ticking patches, but it was pretty difficult to start the ball and ram it down the barrel. I also tried 0.020" but I had to use a metal range rod the ram the ball down.
Now I am trying 0.495 balls with 0.015" pillow ticking. Ramming doesn't feel any different from .490 balls. Here are my spent patches from my first 10 shots down a clean barrel.
Advice?
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