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I noticed also that the thinner patches were all burning through, so I went to .018 T/C lubed patches and still had some that burned through and some that didn't. I assume the ones that didn't burn were the good shots that were on the money at 25 yds. Now what can cause some to burn and some to not burn through. I didn't pick each one up after each shot and should have I guess.
I used .530 Hornady RB with .018 TC lubed pillow ticking patches and maybe I should have used .535 RB instead....would that maybe seal better and hopefully group better too and do away with the burn holes in patches, but some patches were almost perfect?
I appreciate everyone's responses to my questions earlier and look forward to what you have to say about this one as well.
Maybe the patches that showed burn holes were right after swabbing barrel using Pyrodex Select RS and the good ones were after it fouled a little and therefore sealed a little better. Like I said in other post I have ordered 5 lbs of Goex that will be here in about 5 or 6 days hopefully and I will also try .535 RBs instead of .530. I sure wasn't this scientific in the 70's and 80's with my Hawken 50...maybe I just got lucky and had the right chemistry from the get go on that rifle. But, all I used ever was just Goex BP and nothing else too.
Jim
I used .530 Hornady RB with .018 TC lubed pillow ticking patches and maybe I should have used .535 RB instead....would that maybe seal better and hopefully group better too and do away with the burn holes in patches, but some patches were almost perfect?
I appreciate everyone's responses to my questions earlier and look forward to what you have to say about this one as well.
Maybe the patches that showed burn holes were right after swabbing barrel using Pyrodex Select RS and the good ones were after it fouled a little and therefore sealed a little better. Like I said in other post I have ordered 5 lbs of Goex that will be here in about 5 or 6 days hopefully and I will also try .535 RBs instead of .530. I sure wasn't this scientific in the 70's and 80's with my Hawken 50...maybe I just got lucky and had the right chemistry from the get go on that rifle. But, all I used ever was just Goex BP and nothing else too.
Jim