RE: 777 crud ring
 

The crud ring everyone is speaking of occurs where the powder charge and bullet meet in the barrel. After a few shots there is a powder residue ring left behind that can make cleaning between shots a real pain. I now take a pair of pliers to remove my ramrod, and God forbid I slip up and put a dry patch down the barrel first. Took 2 of us to pull that sucker out the last time I made that error. Short of taking a bottle of water to the range to pour down the barrel and swab it out, I don' t know how to get around it. Has anyone gotten a response from the company about the problem? It' s obviously not an isolated problem.

RE: 777 crud ring
 

no crud ring here,but I think it because I shoot only 70 to 75 grains of triple 777 in the t/c 54cal. thunderhawk

RE: 777 crud ring
 

I noticed that ring, too, in mine. I use a range rod and after each shot save up some good ol' spit and soak the patch. When it gets past the ring I run the rod up and down a few times to break it free then go on with a dry patch.

RE: 777 crud ring
 

Hodgdon said that this would happen with any powder in the optima or the omega. CVA says its just 777. So who knows. So does anyone have a good answer on how to get this crud ring out.

RE: 777 crud ring
 

I have just switched to 777 and haven' t noticed the crud ring in the barrel. I did however have a heck of a time cleaning the nipple and breech plug, when I spit patched it at the range. Tonight I dry patched (pass 2 back and forth) immediatelty following each shot. This not only kept my groups tight but also made cleaning the barrel post range session an easy and quick affair. I have always used breakfree in my ML' s, so maybe that has helped..not sure. I am using 100 gr (pellet form) if that makes a difference and hornady sabots.