I'm Really Sick!!!
#15
#16
NEWS FLASH!!!
While over on a primitive gun forum the boys over there may have given me an answer to how the barrel got bulged. It turns out I may have used my starter to get the bullet down the barrel and then forgot to ram it home.
I got the starter out and lined it up and sure enough, it matches the bulge. At least I know now how. But it doesn't make it feel any better. Somehow I got interrupted during my loading process and didn't finish the job!
Am I just stupid or just getting old?????
While over on a primitive gun forum the boys over there may have given me an answer to how the barrel got bulged. It turns out I may have used my starter to get the bullet down the barrel and then forgot to ram it home.
I got the starter out and lined it up and sure enough, it matches the bulge. At least I know now how. But it doesn't make it feel any better. Somehow I got interrupted during my loading process and didn't finish the job!
Am I just stupid or just getting old?????
#17
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: River Ridge, LA (Suburb of New Orleans)
Posts: 10,918
It happens. I've done it myself with my .54 Great Plains flinter and a patched ball. The shot sounded kind of funny and I knew immediately what I'd done. Fortunately there was no harm to the barrel.
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Kerrville, Tx. USA
Posts: 2,722
I have done it only once too, but luckily I was shooting BH 209 (progressive so needs compression to go bang), so all it did was go pop and push the bullet about 6 ft out of the barrel. Was I lucky
#20
rafsob
I sure hope Ron can help you out. That is my favorite mass production sidelock and would hate to see its life end so early.
BTW have you ever tried 54x50 sabots? Ive got a bunch and 50cal bullets upto 385gr you can try out. Ive got some cheap 50cal 325gr and 335gr HPs that should be awesome in that gun. They dont even need more than 1500fps to perform properly and they are "bonded".