Well gentlemen, you know I like to experiment. As a result, I've found the ultimate load for my .54 Great Plains flintlock.
Today I shot my best
75 yard group ever -
fifteen shots into a little over two inches. I was astounded. I was shootingone of my standard loads -85 grains FFFg GOEX,a .530 Hornady ball, anda .018 pillow tick patch. I've shot this loadmany times before, butnever got this kind of accuracy. The only thing significantly differentthis timewas the
patch lube.
The lube I usedis much more liquid than what I usually use. It's readily available and fairly inexpensive. Smells goodtoo.
The best partis that I did not swab once during those fifteen shots.
Here's the target, and a picture of the bottle of lube.
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(Posted 1 April 2009)