40 rounds later, and a full day at the range, and I'm a happy camper :thumbsup: I wound up running the .490 balls with the .015 patches, and they seemed to fit perfectly to me. Not loose enough to move if tapped barrel down, but loose enough that I didn't have to fight to get them to seat. I did use the AP powder at about 50 grains, and they were very pleasant to shoot. Twards the end of the day, I bumped up to about 75 grains. Stiffer, but not bad at all. I alcohol swabbed the barrel every 4-6 shots, and that kept the carbon fouling down. Accuracy was a bit hit or miss until I had a chance to use the 25 yard sight in targets.
When we first arrived at the range, everything was taken except for a couple of 100 yard targets. Couldn't find the paper at all, but I had fun making smoke anyway. Once the 25 yard sight in targets opened up, I was able to adjust the sights proper, and spent the last 15 rounds or so playing on the 50 yard line. I'm looking forward to the next trip to the range to try the 100 with properly adjusted sights.
Only 2 issues for the day. 1: Yup, I dry balled
Poured a couple grains of some 777 thru the screw hole and fired the ball. It came right out and all was right with the world again. I used the 777 because 1, I had it, and 2, the grains were much smaller than the AP.
Second issue, the rear sight came off in my hand. Cheap plastic sightightenedgtened them up a bit more, no harm, no fdefiantlyefinatly had a blast shooting this 50, and I know I will shoot it a lot more!