Originally Posted by
edwardamason
The way I ultimatly determine the accuracy potential of my Ml's is by taking my Ml out to the range COLD on seperate days carrying with me the target that I started with on day one. By shot 5 I should know how all 5 shots COLD are going to fire. USusally the group is MUCH tighter than the group I try to fire in a single range period.
Sounds like good advice to me!
I'll give that method a try!
I like to load the rifle (powder & bullet) at home and since I live in town a fouling shot isn't possible. I usually just swab the bore (with an alcohol patch) to remove any oil and then run a couple dry patches through the bore before I load. Here a ML isn't legally "loaded" until the cap is on the nipple (or the pan primed), so I can load the powder & projectile and transport it legally.
It does seem like the first shot has always been very close to the point of aim in every range session even though I've tried several different bullet weights. (240, 250, 295, & 300gr)
Wish I could find some BH 209 to try, but no local dealers handle it (yet). I've always got the best accuracy with real BP (Pyrodex a very close second), so I'm just sticking with ffg Goex for now.
Luckily I have a 21" GM "long range hunter" barrel on my T/C Hawken that isn't picky about bullet weight, so all those "failures" in the CVA won't go to waste.
