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Old 11-05-2002 | 12:56 PM
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jerseyboy
 
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From: scotchplains nj USA
Default RE: having muzzle loader trouble

Consistancy and small increments are the key.
Let me recommend that you take whatever bullet/sabot combo you have,
Start with the powder you have and start at say 80grns.
Clean the barrel, dry it and load your first set.
Make sure the sabot (w/o any lube) is seated on the powder
DO NOT TAMP the rod steady firm pressure. Try and get some kind of group with this, then experiment with the charge in 5 grn steps
and see what you can do. I had really bad results with power belts
and had to switch to a sabot round. You could check with the manufacturer for a recommended round, you also might want to
bring it to a gunsmith to check the rifling and crown
Good luck and keep us posted

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