cayugad
Do you ever shoot any other powder besides Triple Seven? Perhaps your rifle just would shoot better with Pyrodex RS or Black Powder.
I really know they might work somewhat better. The problem, there is no available source of Black Powder around here and I certainly do not shoot PRB's enough to buy a case. Pyro I just plain do not like - just a personal thing. I did take a bottle of 3f Shockey Gold out with me this afternoon and as a last resort I was even going to try that.
The problem... I completly desinegrate pillow ticking patches. I shot 15 times earlier in the week and could not find a patch that was even close to resembling a patch. This afternoon I shot 5 shots found each cotton patch and they held up just fine. The one patch that looked somewhat bad was because I did even come close to getting the ball centered in the patch. I do not know why the cotton patch holds up so much better than than a pillow tick.... On the TOW sight they do have this warning concerning pillow ticking...
Beware of modern ticking, which is a synthetic blend of fibers that melt.
So when I think about it and know that that I am using a HOT powder I guess I know what is happening.
I am going to order some .020 cotton patches and the description says they are
They are made of the highest quality 100% cotton fabric.
Pillow Ticking says
They are made of the highest quality 100% cotton engineered fabric with a high degree of thickness uniformity
so what is cotton engineered fabric???
TOW's description of Pillow Ticking
Pillow Ticking: A traditional patching material. This 100% cotton is tightly woven to be "feather proof" for making pillows. Blue and white striped, pre-cut patches or packed in 1/2 square yard bulk packs. Some shooters wash bulk patching before use, others prefer it “as new”. Beware of modern ticking, which is a synthetic blend of fibers that melt.
I really hope the monsoons give it up tomorrow so I can get back out to the farm for more experimenting...