came back from the range today with good results. less than one and one half inch group at 50yards rested.thats five shots mind you.my load is 60g. 3f 490 ball. dry patch 0.015 with me installing the bore butter.the only problem was my ram rod broke. another is on order.
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one hole groups are possible with 1 in 48 twist
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"Probably forgot to use the short starter."
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No, It's because you have to use impossibly tight patching/ball combinations to get the maxi-ball rifling to engage a patched round ball. Too much work and not enough fun. :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: Keep breaking them ramrods boys.
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I've never broke a ramrod but have broke a ball starter. That was back before I started shooting roundballs though.
Yeh them tight groups are there just can't run them too fast.
Yeh them tight groups are there just can't run them too fast.
my ramrod really didnot actually break it split along the grain .iinstalled some electrical tape and continued to use it.it just willnot fit back into the gun.it probaly was not the best quality anyway.also it was not all that difficult to seat any of the prb's.even after more than 10 shots.
How does Green River sell so many barrels? :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
Yep, the dozens of folks I've known with these cheap guns couldn't get then to hit anything smaller than a pie plate, even with conicals until the bought a quality barrel to replace the tube that came with them.
Yep, the dozens of folks I've known with these cheap guns couldn't get then to hit anything smaller than a pie plate, even with conicals until the bought a quality barrel to replace the tube that came with them.
Smoothbores weren't designed for shot only. Maxi-ball barrels were designed to shoot conicals.
That's why traditional enthusist, replace them with barrels that are designed for traditional projectiles.
I think you'd be as well off with a smooth bore barrel. At least you wouldn't need a short starter and a mallet. They shoot one hole groups at 50 yards to. The 1 in 48 rifling isn't doing anything.
That's why traditional enthusist, replace them with barrels that are designed for traditional projectiles.
I think you'd be as well off with a smooth bore barrel. At least you wouldn't need a short starter and a mallet. They shoot one hole groups at 50 yards to. The 1 in 48 rifling isn't doing anything.
Well....... regardless of what Anyone says.... if you are shooting 1 hole groups or 1" groups with a RB at 50 yards with a ML with a 1-48" twist, I think ya are doing Great & the H with everyone else !
Really, who cares what twist it is or how deep the rifling is, you made it work & that is all that matters....... Let them blubber all they want about your twist...... You found the secret for the twist, go on & have some fun with shooting it....... :grin:
Really, who cares what twist it is or how deep the rifling is, you made it work & that is all that matters....... Let them blubber all they want about your twist...... You found the secret for the twist, go on & have some fun with shooting it....... :grin:
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