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This was holding that orange bull in a six o'clock hold making a 8 out of the front bead and the bull. The first shot on a clean barrel surprised me. The next two over joyed me.
I kept on shooting the ball without swabbing until it was time for shot #6. So I swabbed the barrel clean using Simple Green Cleaner, then dried it with alcohol, patched it dry, and popped a cap. Loaded and shot #6. I was not pleased with #6 but that's the way it goes.
At the end of the day the target looked like this... I stopped walking up there to check as it was a walk on ice packed snow. Where that one came from, I have no idea.
But to answer Sabotloader's question of how well would it shoot at 75 (72) yards.. Not to bad at all.
This was holding that orange bull in a six o'clock hold making a 8 out of the front bead and the bull. The first shot on a clean barrel surprised me. The next two over joyed me.
I kept on shooting the ball without swabbing until it was time for shot #6. So I swabbed the barrel clean using Simple Green Cleaner, then dried it with alcohol, patched it dry, and popped a cap. Loaded and shot #6. I was not pleased with #6 but that's the way it goes.
At the end of the day the target looked like this... I stopped walking up there to check as it was a walk on ice packed snow. Where that one came from, I have no idea.
But to answer Sabotloader's question of how well would it shoot at 75 (72) yards.. Not to bad at all.
Great!!!! that is some really nice shooting and I really do know what you mean when you say the ball is small @ 75....
I can not tell you how happy I am to see that 'no ideal' shot - you are human...
I am hoping to get out early this week and get some PRB shooting in - I am going to revert back to what was working and forget about trying to please the patch Gods...
Dave I saw your 'moose milk' formula in another post and when i read it I do remember the old timer I bought the patch lube I am using said it has an oil in it he uses to sharpen band saw blades @ the Troy mill - he is the millwright there. It is a turquoise blue color - pretty runny stuff almost like water, smells of some sort of soap... Just can tell you what it is for sure - They 'old boy' group says it it is their 'secret magical formula.' I still have about 16oz's of it so it should last for awhile.
What is the peroxide for in the formula????