grit with the powder in the cylinders?

[TrapperDude]

Yes, Grits. Cornmeal compresses too much. Even though I am originally from Minnesota, in this case grits is better than cream of wheat. I followed this practice for awhile but saw no difference in my accuracy so dropped the extra step.
So the first time I encountered grits I asked for milk from the waitress. I think she thought I was going to use it for my coffee. When I poured it on my grits and sprinkled sugar on top I thought she was going to have a stroke right then and there. Then she uttered this statement, " You ain't from around here, are ya?"

I used to put sugar on my grits in the chow hall, too.

 

[TCMonts]

I used to put sugar on my grits in the chow hall, too.

You ain't from around here neither.

 

[TCMonts]

I remember being told that oat meal would leave a fowling ring in the cylinder that was hard to get out. Anyone know the truth of that or is it an old wives tale?

 

[Crowtalks]

I remember being told that oat meal would leave a fowling ring in the cylinder that was hard to get out. Anyone know the truth of that or is it an old wives tale?

I have learned over the years that old wives tales, generally have been passed down from someone's experience.

How much truth there is by the time we hear it is subjective.

 

[TrapperDude]

You ain't from around here neither.

Nope. Just lived around here from time to time. With that being said, the Army serves grits everywhere in the world, so the first time I had them, I wasn't even in the U.S.