Bear with me, there's a question at the end...
My new Blue Ridge .50 cal came in from Cabela's. This morning I lapped the bore, cleaned it out with hot water, and then seasoned it while still hot.
I won't be able to get to the range until Monday, but I wanted to get a feel for the ignition. I put a smear of bullet lube over the flashhole to keep the fouling out of my barrel, got the flint adjusted, and tried about 10 priming charges behind the house.
I was using a 22 Short case as a measure for FFFg. That amounted to 3.2 grains of powder on my scale. This amount filled the pan about 3/4 full. I know the only way is to try it, but I wonder if anyone can give a recommendation of how much priming powder to use.
I need to get used to the flint ignition because I was trying to concentrate on the sights and trigger, but still felt my head twitch when the pan went off. Practice, practice...
Jason
My new Blue Ridge .50 cal came in from Cabela's. This morning I lapped the bore, cleaned it out with hot water, and then seasoned it while still hot.
I won't be able to get to the range until Monday, but I wanted to get a feel for the ignition. I put a smear of bullet lube over the flashhole to keep the fouling out of my barrel, got the flint adjusted, and tried about 10 priming charges behind the house.
I was using a 22 Short case as a measure for FFFg. That amounted to 3.2 grains of powder on my scale. This amount filled the pan about 3/4 full. I know the only way is to try it, but I wonder if anyone can give a recommendation of how much priming powder to use.
I need to get used to the flint ignition because I was trying to concentrate on the sights and trigger, but still felt my head twitch when the pan went off. Practice, practice...
Jason