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Don't be a tease. Caliber, patch and ball sizes? Lube?
ugly old guy
40 Cal
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How long ago did you got it?
These days, those are getting almost as rare as hen's teeth (or rarer than, for some calibers)
These days, those are getting almost as rare as hen's teeth (or rarer than, for some calibers)
Don Steele
45 Cal.
I have two of them in 50 cal. one for my flintlock, one for the caplock.
In my experience with those barrels they like a tight combination best. That's not to say they won't shoot tolerably well otherwise. It depends on what you're looking for. When I'm going for precision, shooting off a rest to find the best load for Table or Chunk shooting I've found a "duck canvas" patch that measures .018-.020 (compressed), Dry Patched with 1:7 Ballistol:water,( Thanks Dutch) and a .500 ball gives me the best results. I use a 3/8th's in solid brass Range Rod to load it, and wipe between shots with a "just damp" patch.
In my experience with those barrels they like a tight combination best. That's not to say they won't shoot tolerably well otherwise. It depends on what you're looking for. When I'm going for precision, shooting off a rest to find the best load for Table or Chunk shooting I've found a "duck canvas" patch that measures .018-.020 (compressed), Dry Patched with 1:7 Ballistol:water,( Thanks Dutch) and a .500 ball gives me the best results. I use a 3/8th's in solid brass Range Rod to load it, and wipe between shots with a "just damp" patch.
I have GM drop-in barrels for my Renegade in .32, .36,.45, .50,and .54. As stated in an earlier post, they all like a rather tight ball and patch combo for the utmost accuracy, but do tolerably well with easier to load combos that don't require a brass or steel ram rod. All the above barrels have slow twist for round ball use. I currently have the .32 barrel up for sale on this forum.
hanshi
Cannon
My .40 Lancaster style rifle has a swamped GM barrel. It goes quite a ways back indeed.
