ORIGINAL: cayugad
What kind of rifle do you have that you would have to pound a projectile down the barrel in order to seat it? The projectile is supposed to expand somewhat on the way out the barrel. During that expansion is when the projectile is meant to engage the rifling. Is there any real advantage in loading 150 grains of pyrodex or what ever? I was thinking more of the lines in the 100 grain range.
Also what is a good breech plug grease?
Thanks in advance.
There are no standard barrel tolerances in muzzleloader land, and jacketed bullets or Barnes copper alloy bullets do not engrave / deform / expand on the way down.
Never-Seize is a good breech plug lube, for accurate loads-- it varies by gun. 90-110 grains of Pyrodex is in the ballpark.