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DarylS
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Re: Need advice on which powder to use???
23/10/07 03:34 AM

Tinker, whether I use spit for target work, of Lehigh or Murphy's mix, I never have to wipe the bore during an entire day's shooting, whether it's 5 shots or 100 shots. Having to wipe shows the load is wrong - patch too thin, ball too small, or not enough lube.
; The rifle's crown is the most important aspect of a rifle in loading a good combination. If crowned properly, nicely radiused and smooth transition into the bore, one can load tight fitting ball/patch combos that shoot cleanly. If the crown is too sharp, the lands will cut the patch and you'll get blow-by and patch burnnout which results in excess fouling deposited inside the bore. Some guys get around that by using wads between powder and ball for all shooting. I generally use a thin card wad to protect the powder from the patch lube when hunting only. I have found in most of my barrels/guns, that the use of a wad reduces accuracy slightly and is only necessary when hunting. This accuracy reduction is only on the order of 1/2" to 1" or so on target at 50 yards so is not important when hunting. Some guns shoot better with a wad. These are usually guns that are loaded with too thin a patch to shoot cleanly without the wad. I prefer to limit the time necessary to load. A rifle that must be wiped before it can be re-loaded is useless for hunting. How do you load and shoot a fast second shot if it's necessary? Loading should take no more than 14 to 18 seconds. If it does, you need to practise.
; In a large bores, like my old 14 bore or one of the 12's, the use of paper ctgs. can reduce loading time to 8 seconds, including capping, with no loss in accuracy from patched balls and giving the same point of impact.

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Daryl

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Need advice on which powder to use???	pjb	24/06/07 04:12 AM
Re: Need advice on which powder to use???	DarylS	23/07/07 02:34 AM
Re: Need advice on which powder to use???	pjb	23/07/07 04:05 AM
Re: Need advice on which powder to use???	Dphariss	04/08/07 01:45 PM
Re: Need advice on which powder to use???	pjb	07/08/07 09:53 PM
Re: Need advice on which powder to use???	Dphariss	07/07/07 04:58 PM
Re: Need advice on which powder to use???	Tatume	07/07/07 08:27 PM
Re: Need advice on which powder to use???	Dphariss	23/07/07 01:30 AM
Re: Need advice on which powder to use???	DarylS	08/07/07 04:00 AM
Re: Need advice on which powder to use???	pjb	17/07/07 09:11 PM
Re: Need advice on which powder to use???	DarylS	18/07/07 01:10 AM
Re: Need advice on which powder to use???	tinker	07/10/07 01:34 AM
Re: Need advice on which powder to use???	DarylS	11/10/07 12:19 AM
Re: Need advice on which powder to use???	pjb	13/10/07 01:34 AM
Re: Need advice on which powder to use???	DarylS	13/10/07 11:47 AM
Re: Need advice on which powder to use???	BillfromOregon	19/10/07 04:06 AM
Re: Need advice on which powder to use???	BillfromOregon	20/10/07 01:41 AM
Re: Need advice on which powder to use???	pjb	24/10/07 11:39 PM
Re: Need advice on which powder to use???	tinker	12/10/07 02:58 AM
Re: Need advice on which powder to use???	DarylS	23/10/07 03:34 AM
Re: Need advice on which powder to use???	Plains99	18/07/07 04:37 AM
Re: Need advice on which powder to use???	Tatume	08/07/07 04:42 AM
Re: Need advice on which powder to use???	DoubleD	08/07/07 04:32 AM

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