RE: Crud ring question
First off, I have never shot pellets in the inlines I own I admit. I have shot Triple Se7en, Pyrodex RS & P, and enough Goex to choke a horse and like Big Country, I swab with 50/50 alcohol and car windshield washer fluid between shots and have never really got all that concerned about crud rings.
I will say I sure like what I am reading about the Black Mag3. Graveyard zombie & MLKeith's posts on this powder are very informative and have sure sparked my interest. In fact I have my brother in Madison looking through the stores right now for a pound of the FFFg grade. I also ordered three pounds of Goex Pinnacle FFFg and am excited about giving that a test in the inlines this summer.
If shooters do a good job of swabbing between shots, crud rings should be the least of their worries. Make sure they watch the witness mark on the ramrods and when they start to fudge a little on the mark, then get a brass brush out too and scrub a little before you swab. And guys ... keep checking them breech plugs. You do not want to seize on up! [:@]