Sabotloader, It definitely seems this way? But it sure is odd that i have 3 Brand new fast twist barrels that do this, A Lyman Great Plains Hunter 1:32 Twist .54 Cal that I bought brand new in the box, A brand new unfired Green Mountain LRH .54 Cal, And my Green Mountain LRH .45 Cal which i bought brand new directly from Green Mountain. The only fast twist rifle i have that REALLY GRIPS a soft lead bullet all the way to the powder is my Stainless .50 Cal Green Mountain LRH, all 4 of these barrels with the right loads have shot MOA at 100 yards as long as i did my part. The New larger band custom molds i had Accurate molds make definitely made a BIG difference, but i stil notice this with 3 of the 4 barrels. This is NOT to say that this couldn't happen to 3 brand new barrels, just seems unlikely to me? My Paper patched bullets feel the same all the way down? My thoughts have been that these Faster twist barrels are rough on a soft lead bullet? They start good and tight, but about halfway down they start to loosen up. A Maxi Ball is HORRIBLE with just the front Driving band, I personally wouldn't trust a Maxi Ball to stay on the Powder

I have even thought of trying a little harder bullet, like 7-8BHN And see if that makes any difference? I recently had to harden my lead pot up a little bit for my Stainless .50 Cal since it won't shoot soft lead worth a darn. When i shot these they did VERY well, and loading the .50 was noticeably stiffer with the harder lead (which I didn't need in this Rifle) I need to get out and pour some .45 And .54s From the New larger band molds to test this, Maybe along with Knurling?