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Old 08-16-2004, 05:52 AM
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Bruce H
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Minneapolis
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Default RE: Boresighting a muzzleloader??

Shot my ML for the first time this weekend and WOW, is that puppy a straight shooter! I started with 80 grains of powder and a 295 grain Powerbelt (1:48 twist) and was consistantly holding a 2" to 3" pattern at about 65 yards; so I stayed there. Did some filing of the sights, but didn't want to go too far until I could get somewhere that I could shoot at 100 yards. Not too bad for my old eyes.

They say the only dumb question is the one you don't ask, so here goes. I want to try some patched balls, but the only patches I see in the black powder area of the Gander Mountain store are square cleaning patches. Are these the right patches to use? Do I trim them to round? The person I asked didn't seem to know much about black powder.

Bruce
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