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DarylS
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Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question
04/06/11 01:05 AM

Being 5 bore at .98" (nominally .977"), this gun should shoot a 5 1/2 ball at about .960" to .950". That should give a ball of about 1,300gr. and use a cloth, the heaviest denim of 12oz. at .025" thick. This patching will hold the requisit amount of lube and give enough compression on the sides to keep the fouling soft enough to load anew. This compression and quantity of lube is vitally important to keep the fouling soft. Compression as little as .005" per side can work in nice smooth bores, especialy with low pressure guns such as this one.

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Edited by Daryl_S (04/06/11 01:07 AM)

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6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	mehulkamdar	11/03/09 03:22 AM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	NitroX	17/05/11 07:14 PM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	DarylS	02/06/11 11:51 PM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	mehulkamdar	03/06/11 06:48 AM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	DarylS	04/06/11 01:05 AM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	Kaimiloa	13/03/09 04:22 PM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	NitroX	22/03/09 01:48 PM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	Kaimiloa	29/03/09 04:22 AM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	mehulkamdar	01/04/09 07:49 AM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	DarylS	01/04/09 10:44 AM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	Kaimiloa	01/04/09 06:09 PM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	Kaimiloa	06/04/09 05:49 PM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	kamilaroi	06/04/09 06:11 PM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	Kaimiloa	07/04/09 05:17 PM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	DarylS	07/04/09 01:13 AM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	Kaimiloa	12/04/09 06:15 PM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	DarylS	13/04/09 01:11 AM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	MacNaughton360	14/04/09 02:31 AM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	DarylS	14/04/09 08:29 AM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	MacNaughton360	15/04/09 02:28 AM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	Kaimiloa	13/03/09 04:31 PM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	DarylS	14/03/09 04:00 AM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	Kaimiloa	20/03/09 11:02 AM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	DarylS	21/03/09 03:12 AM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	Dphariss	22/03/09 02:59 AM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	gatsby	11/03/09 03:49 AM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	DarylS	11/03/09 06:23 AM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	lancaster	11/03/09 10:37 PM
Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question	mehulkamdar	13/03/09 02:16 PM

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