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  1. J

    Extremely frustrated

    I worked with the gun more and did some re reading on loading procedures. I had forgotten about wiping the bore with a dry patch after loading which is something I had not originally done. I tested the gun at 30 yards with 70 grains of Goex 2f and put 3 balls into one hole. Now I'm feeling...
  2. J

    Extremely frustrated

    I also don't feel the need to shoot a powder charge larger than I need to accomplish my particular goal. What's also strange is I can shoot my .40 flintlock with open sights at the same distance as the GPR and put 3 rounds into one hole. I think the GPR is posessed.
  3. J

    Extremely frustrated

    The weird thing is that earlier today I was shooting a 1917 Swedish Mauser in 6.5x55 at 100 yards, benched, open sights and put 4 rounds into 1 1/2". My open sight shooting with the GPR at 50 yards was about 3 1/2".
  4. J

    Extremely frustrated

    I shot it today and discovered a few things: 1. The gun groups better as the barrel heats up. 2. Once I got up to 65 and 70 grains it grouped a little better. 3. It occurred to me that in May I was shooting the gun with front and rear peep sights. I did again today to get a baseline. When I...
  5. J

    Extremely frustrated

    I'll try some different nipples while I'm shooting.
  6. J

    Extremely frustrated

    Well, I put my peep sights back on the gun and will try again tomorrow with some different patch material and see if I can sort this out.
  7. J

    Extremely frustrated

    Now that I've slept on it and am not so angry I'll clean the bore very well and start again with a different patch material for the .50 GPR. I reviewed the target on my .40 Kibler and with 35 gr. of 3F Schuetzen I put 3 shots into one hole, benched at 50 yards so I think that one is good to go...
  8. J

    Extremely frustrated

    I've segregated the balls by weight. I'm starting to think it may be the patch. Same thickness, different material. If that is the case then it would really dampen my interest in shooting these guns much more. What happens when you can't get the same patch material? Then you start searching for...
  9. J

    Extremely frustrated

    I'm getting patterns. These are all good thoughts for beginning to develop a load but my issue is that these combos I used yesterday and today are the same combos I came up with in May that worked then. That was after hours of testing a variety of components and combos of those components. I...
  10. J

    Extremely frustrated

    I've been using 2f Goex and 2F Schuetzen with good results in the .50 and 3f Schuetzen and 3F Swiss for the .40. Like I've said, these same loads worked well in May at 50 yards. Right now the only thing I can think of is the patch material maybe being different although the same thickness.
  11. J

    Extremely frustrated

    I'm confident its not my shooting. I can pick up any of my cartridge rifles and shoot small groups. It has to be something in the load chain. Tomorrow I'll revisit the patches and try some of the same thickness but different material.
  12. J

    Extremely frustrated

    The patches looked great after firing, same as in May. What I found with the .40, which is a Rice barrel, is it absolutely will not shoot with a patch thicker than .010". When I worked up loads for these and other guns, I tried numerous combos of powder, patches, lube, powder weight, blah, blah...
  13. J

    Extremely frustrated

    I'm using real black powder, .010" dry patches that I lube with water/Ballistol/soap mix. 2F Goex or 2F Schutzen, anywhere from 40 gr. to 60 gr. for the .50 and 35-50 grains of 3F Schutzen for the .40. In May these combos were working great. That's why I wrote everything down. All the powders...
  14. J

    Extremely frustrated

    I've been shooting muzzle loaders off and on since 1977. In the last 2 years I've become more serious about it and have been diligent in writing down what works in each gun. Percussion and flintlock. I've spent countless hours shooting each gun from .32 to .54. Kibler SMR and Lyman GPR's. I am...
  15. J

    WANTED Shiloh Sharps 1863

    I'm looking for an 1863 Shiloh Sharps Carbine or Sporting Rifle in .45 or .50 caliber.
  16. J

    New member, recent lurker

    I'm a little N.W. of Columbia. I appreciate the comments about L.E., it was,and is, truly my pleasure. Prior to joining I read a lot on the site and it has been very educational.
  17. J

    Hello from another South Carolinian

    Hey there, all. I've been lurking for a while and decided to jump in.
  18. J

    New member, recent lurker

    Hey y'all, My name is Jim, I live in South Carolina. I've been in and out of muzzleloaders since I bought my first, a Pietta 1858 Remington, in 1977. Currently I have several revolvers, one an original Whitney Navy in shooting condition. I also have 6 rifles, two of which are Kibler's I've...
  19. J

    SOLD Percussion Lyman/Investarms GPR

    If your price is now $500 shipped I'll take it. Jim
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