Okay! A hell of a day! Super hot though which was a bummer.

I used some new charges and new patch material since the .015" patches loaded so easily.

Today I used .018" pillowtick soaked in buckskinners lube and wrung out between finger and thumb until the material was damp.

I started with 70gr Pyrodex P and checked the target after each shot and had snake eyes on my first 2 shots! My 3rd shot through me off until I shot jim shockeys gold next.

Pyrodex P


70gr Jim Shockeys Gold 2fg. Snake eyes once more! Until the 3rd shot.


80gr Pyrodex RS. First 2 shots are in the middle and low and behold.. That 3rd shot did it again!


With today being as hot as it was. I noticed after 2 shots, that barrel was to the point it was uncomfortable to touch with a bare hand during reloading. I had to use a rag around it. I believe with the sun beating down and reloading as fast as I was, the barrel was just to hot and throwing the 3rd shot consistently to the right or left, depending which powder I was shooting.

All patching was cut a the muzzle


Ended up later with 2 layers of masking tape for a sun shade.