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Daryl,

I must still be doing soemthing wrong. I use Swiss 120 grains of FFG, swab the bore between every shot with a solvent and dry patches, use a 12 ga wad (told this would increase accuracy) and a .010 lubed patch (don't know what type of lube) and .715 RB. And they do not go down easy - especially after 5-6 shots. What should change first? Thanks PJB

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What solvent are you using? It might not be dissolving the powder fouling. Water is hard to beat for BP fouling.
Could be the barrel. Rough reaming of the bore will make them load hard as well. Or it could have a reverse choke in which the bore gets smaller and tighter toward the breech.

I would change patch lubes fro starters.
Some lubricants will squeeze out of the patch where it contacts the bore making the contact patch dry enough to load hard. Sometimes a lube like SPG bullet lubricant will load easier, especially when wiped between shots. I spread it only on the side of the patch that contacts the bore.

Dan

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