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What is your main purpose for this rifle?

I've been shooting it for a year. It fouls easily and that makes it difficult to ram a ball home.
I have just been swabbing every shot or every other shot. That keeps it manageable.
Tried a thicker patch (0.018" versus 0.015"), but then it's a serious chore to ram the ball down.

I only do target shooting. Competitions, woods walks, primitive shoots, etc. Also take it out on overnight primitive treks.

This is my primary rifle for everything. Got a pretty 38 cal, but that's my backup rifle for competitions.
 
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If you shoot the rifle often the patch will polish it. just shoot it.
I have polished several barrels by fire lapping them. A slightly undersized round ball and a thick patch that is lubed with a bees wax & oil with valve grinding compound coating the patch. I use a light powder load about half the grains of a standard load.
 
I have polished several barrels by fire lapping them. A slightly undersized round ball and a thick patch that is lubed with a bees wax & oil with valve grinding compound coating the patch. I use a light powder load about half the grains of a standard load.
I never thought about doing that!!!! thanks bud.all this knowledge I'm getting from yaw really impresses my buds. hahaha they actually think 🤔 I know something. hahaha. but later I tell them where I'm getting the information from. well I wait a week or so before I tell them
 
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