wolkentanz
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Hello all,
I just need a little help.
I have two different flintlock rifles. The first has a .54 Green Mountain barrel with a patent screw (powder chamber).
With this gun I can shoot a 15 shot series without wipe between the shots. Accuracy is amazing! The load is 60 grn Swiss No 2, .535 ball and a 0.016 patch with moose milk. After these 15 shots I only need 2 patches to clean the barrel.
The second flintlock has also a Green Mountain barrel but caliber is 0.36 without a patent screw!
No wipe between the shots. The first 5 shots are very precise but then the gun loose accuracy! When I wipe after these 5 shots I recognized that a very hard residue is formed 2 inches away from the ground of the barrel. The load is also Swiss 2 (40 grn) .355 round ball, 0.016 moose milk patch.
With a third flintlock rifle with a .50 Getz barrel without patent screw I see the same 'behavior' like the 0.36 GM barrel!
So my question is: Do you also see that there is a difference between barrels with and without a patent screw regarding build up of fowling ?
I think that barrels without a patent screw need a wipe between the shots.
Best regards !
I just need a little help.
I have two different flintlock rifles. The first has a .54 Green Mountain barrel with a patent screw (powder chamber).
With this gun I can shoot a 15 shot series without wipe between the shots. Accuracy is amazing! The load is 60 grn Swiss No 2, .535 ball and a 0.016 patch with moose milk. After these 15 shots I only need 2 patches to clean the barrel.
The second flintlock has also a Green Mountain barrel but caliber is 0.36 without a patent screw!
No wipe between the shots. The first 5 shots are very precise but then the gun loose accuracy! When I wipe after these 5 shots I recognized that a very hard residue is formed 2 inches away from the ground of the barrel. The load is also Swiss 2 (40 grn) .355 round ball, 0.016 moose milk patch.
With a third flintlock rifle with a .50 Getz barrel without patent screw I see the same 'behavior' like the 0.36 GM barrel!
So my question is: Do you also see that there is a difference between barrels with and without a patent screw regarding build up of fowling ?
I think that barrels without a patent screw need a wipe between the shots.
Best regards !