My fliers are close enough to hunt with, well with in kill range. When I first built the gun I tried bought ballsix different sizes and my best groups came with .500 in .1 patch. Every few shots I would get a flyer out of the group, sure enough I would find a patch with cuts along the rifling lines.
That was a tight load so I sold some tightness of groups to get a smooth loader. .495 with .15
.490 with .24 patches would not shoot at all, about 4 inches at fifty yards. I only ran about 30 shots with that combo.
This gun is about twenty five years old and I’ve never had this happen with any other rifle. I take it out pretty regular but I haven’t hunted with it in a long time. I like my fusils.
I’ve tried leaping with steel wool, and greenies. I’ve not tried the valve grinding compound.
I saw these small minies, and I never have been a minie shooter, but I looked at its weight and thought I would give it a try, and it shot as well as any other rifle I’ve shot. I’m going to try the compound, but I’ve never been a tack driver.
I can’t shoot against you, that’s for sure. I load from a horn in to a antler bone or measure, that may be a little heaped one time or just shy the next. My sights are primitive in keeping with the style of the gun.
I’m a big round ball fan but found this minie very fine, and may try it on Bambi next year....maybe, as I said I love them smoothies.