Originally Posted by
sproulman
yes, could not believe how long its been.Last year I FOUND fine a mark in bore 3/4 inch from muzz.about length of 370 maxi-ball.i thought it was lead but i do not think so.what caused that is beyond me .i started using the max-balls without bore butter on them at that time .before i never had ring around the bore in that spot .it does not look like lead it looks like its into rifling ..broke my heart to see that.so i used j b bore paste hoping it was lead but i do not believe it is..
what could cause that to happen 1 inch from muzz.. COULD DRY MAX-BALL CUT BORE...
sproul...
I have shot Maxi's for years and I'm hear to tell ya, there's NO WAY a dry Maxi would gouge your bore. Even if you were using hard lead, (which you would would find very difficult to start) that wouldn't gouge your bore. My guesstimate is that you inadvertently scratched or gouged it with a jag while cleaning or loading.
BPS