Well a week or two ago I posted that my Encore's scope had been damaged and it needed replacement. It may or may not actually have been broken but don't tell my wife that!!

Anyhow with a new scope and rings. (Guess the rings got broke also) I went back to the range for the first time today. I am getting better groups now so loading and bullets is what I played with.

One of my main things to try was busting the myth of the crud rings and hard loading T/C weapons and I must say I still don't have the problems others have with T7 and crud rings. I shot 40 rounds out of the rifle cleaning between shots and then started shooting without cleaning for three in a row and it cleaned just as easy as the single shot cleaning.

Now for certain when you get down to the bottom of the bore there is more crud than in most of the barrel but I see that with all powders except the Ovalteen (Pinnical) that has really no chamber crud to speak of I just can't shoot the stuff.

I was using standard shotgun primmers nothing special just plain old Winchesters so I think cleaning methods may be the problem with people shooting magnum inlines.

My cleaning method is to use a rod with a T-handle and a superjag. I cut my cleaning patches to about an inch and a half square. I put plenty of cleaning fluid on the patch and work it into the barrel using quick little strokes that get even smaller near the chamber till I finally hit the breech plug. I then turn the same patch over and stroke the whole barrel knowing I will not get the rod stuck. 1-2 dry and I am back shooting.

Loading was super easy all day except the one 300g Shockwave I loaded and that did not load to hard after the rifling was engaged either. That shot actually gave me a 3x 10 for that group.

Bullet observations,

Still the best loading and shooting bullet for the money is the Hornaday Interlock flatpoint .429 265g pistol bullet with the right sized sabot from T/C or Knight it makes no difference.

The T/C 250g Shockwave Exellent but only 15 shots for $9.

The Nosler hunter 300g .429 bullet works ok but not as good as the first two mentioned, besides there is a lot more kick with that load.

I only shot one of the 300g Shockwaves it hit the x ring and was a bit harder on the shoulder but I will shoot more of them for sure.