That’s not exactly true, my 40. caliber flintlock shoots best with 40 grains of 3f with a .015 pillow ticking patch, while my Lyman GPR caplock in 54 cal shoots better than I do with 60 grains and a .015 pillow ticking patch. There is such a thing as overloading the rifle. When I deer hunt I’ll bump my 40 up to 60 grains and my 54 up to 70 grains. I try to stay close to my most accurate load and still maintain a lethal load for deer.Get away from your 'sissy loads' and PUT SOME POWDER down the barrel; 100 grains 2F and you're gonna see that the rifles shoot! 40 to 60 grains????.....no wonder!!
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".
Recoil is coming into play here and you probably don't realize it, including some mental gymnastics. You've written the GPR off... but in previous posts you still raved about how well the .40 shot, and I bet your feelings are much the same about what I assume is an M96. Subconsciously you aren't going to shoot the GPR well. Happy thoughts.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.
If I had to pare down to just one rifle it would be the scout I built on a Swedish Mauser action. Nothing I have ever had beats it for accuracy.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".
Fortunately for @jimdvan, he has been using GOEX black powder, and black powder does not degrade over time as the substitute powders often do.Someone may have asked, but is this a different lot of powder? Or is it the same opened can from years back?
Same can.
Thanks, and yep... that's why I asked. I read the thread once already but was brainstorming ideas anyways.Fortunately for @jimdvan, he has been using GOEX black powder, and black powder does not degrade over time as the substitute powders often do.
100 grains 2F BPThat’s not exactly true, my 40. caliber flintlock shoots best with 40 grains of 3f with a .015 pillow ticking patch, while my Lyman GPR caplock in 54 cal shoots better than I do with 60 grains and a .015 pillow ticking patch. There is such a thing as overloading the rifle. When I deer hunt I’ll bump my 40 up to 60 grains and my 54 up to 70 grains. I try to stay close to my most accurate load and still maintain a lethal load for deer.
My experience tells me that that if I overload my rifles, then I risk burning through the patch before the load leaves the barrel…. Therefore reducing accuracy.
Well glad that works well for you, but it never worked well for me. I’ve never felt the need to over load my rifle, rather just develop a load to what each rifle shoots the best with. To each his own, there are many ways of getting things done in the black powder realm, this just proves that.
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