Some rifles for unknown reasons to me, do shoot better when they are fowled. I am suspecting that I might actually own one of these rifles. It is a CVA Staghorn. Of the seven black powder rifles I have, this one rifle for some reason will throw the first shot a inch or so off to one side (usually the left). After that it will put all the rest into the bullseye.

I am testing it with different charges and seeing if maybe it has more to do with the projectile. Time will tell. Until then I will keep shoot the rifle the way it is. I do not run a film of bore butter down my barrel. I believe to start out with a clean, oil and grease free barrel. To me that is the only way to go. Others feel different and thats fine. It is their rifle. If this rifle is one that demands a fowled barrel then I will use 10 grains of FFFg down it since I feel it is a cleaner burning power the the FFg.

In fact because of this question, I think I will test this rifle with a fowling shot the next time I shoot. Thanks for bringing this to mind...