Seating a Tightly Patched Ball?

[tg]

"This is a CVA Bobcat and though I've been looking for a wooden stock for it"

You might find an original from the 1850-70's from California to restock it, I understand there were lots of them around then.

 

[Josh Smith]

:yakyak:

 

[Pete Gaimari]

Hi Pete, Everyone,

I went ahead and just switched back to the .010" material.

Even though it burns or cuts or whatnot, it is accurate it seems.

And I'm getting cuts on this .015" to .022" stuff anyway. It is too thick. Really need to get out and find some in-between stuff. Walmart doesn't seem to have anything sufficiently tight and in-between.

Anyway, I increased the powder charge from 50 to 70gns. I said screw the paper targets, so standing I nailed a coffee can three out of five times - and those two times I missed, I knew I blew the shot. The coffee can was about half the size of a small deer's vitals.

Still not sure if I'm going to go deer hunting this year, but that's mainly because I don't have anyplace to put the meat.

I'm still getting to know this rifle, and it's a fun process.

Josh

:thumbsup:

 

[nkbj]

And in a 36 everything that will shoot seems tight. Think I'm gonna build a short starter with a sliding wacking weight.

 

[longbow1]

I shoot a GPR lyman and a.495 ball with a .018 patch and don't use a short starter but my barrel is coned. My patch is a dry patch

 

[Pete Gaimari]

I shoot a GPR lyman and a.495 ball with a .018 patch and don't use a short starter but my barrel is coned. My patch is a dry patch

I'd need a sledge hammer to get that down my barrel.

 

[longbow1]

:haha: I have seen them used on the range I visit