I did my first ever PRB shooting yesterday. I believe I have some work to do.

Accuracy was good at 25 yrds ( 2" group ) but poor at 50. One thing I noticed was the patch could only be recovered in burnt pieces. Based on the owners manual, I should be able to recover the complete patch.

I had lubed the patches prior to the range trip with Hornady lube. It comes in a toothpaste type tube. I rubbed it into the patches until they were greasy to the touch. I was shooting:

60-70 Grains of RS
.490 Hornady RB
.015 CVA patch
Rem. #11 caps

The balls loaded as I had expected with considerable pressure ( hand strikes ) needed to make it past the first few inches, then a steady push on the rod to seat the bullet.

Any ideas on how to improve my performance?

Thanks in advance