That First Shot
09-04-2014 | 05:18 AM
#21
Giant Nontypical
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From: Colorado
Thanks Phil. I'm hoping for the best with my knee. I still have 6 weeks. What bothers me the most is I trained hard all year to keep in shape for the hunt, and now i'm losing that fitness. Even if the knee heals i'm going to be out of shape in 6 weeks. You lose fitness fast when you're old.
I was brought up the same way as you. My dad would knock me out if he found my gun dirty.
I was brought up the same way as you. My dad would knock me out if he found my gun dirty.
09-04-2014 | 07:05 PM
#22
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Nontypical Buck
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From: Rapid City, South Dakota
First, clean the rifle so it is squeaky, shiny..
Second, install a breech plug with a flame channel that is the full length of the breech plug, and pop 3 shotgun primers.
Third, install a normal breech plug with a flash hole, load the rifle, and go hunting.
The soot from the popped primers isn't trapped in the flame channel of the breech plug, because there is no flash hole, instead the soot coats the barrel, and mimics burnt powder. That first shot then, has the same point of impact as following shots, however, the soot from the primers isn't corrosive.
09-05-2014 | 05:21 PM
#23
Typical Buck
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From: Kansas
Thank you for the kind word! Obviously a poor job was done by me explaining the process. Perhaps this time..
First, clean the rifle so it is squeaky, shiny..
Second, install a breech plug with a flame channel that is the full length of the breech plug, and pop 3 shotgun primers.
Third, install a normal breech plug with a flash hole, load the rifle, and go hunting.
The soot from the popped primers isn't trapped in the flame channel of the breech plug, because there is no flash hole, instead the soot coats the barrel, and mimics burnt powder. That first shot then, has the same point of impact as following shots, however, the soot from the primers isn't corrosive.
First, clean the rifle so it is squeaky, shiny..
Second, install a breech plug with a flame channel that is the full length of the breech plug, and pop 3 shotgun primers.
Third, install a normal breech plug with a flash hole, load the rifle, and go hunting.
The soot from the popped primers isn't trapped in the flame channel of the breech plug, because there is no flash hole, instead the soot coats the barrel, and mimics burnt powder. That first shot then, has the same point of impact as following shots, however, the soot from the primers isn't corrosive.
I got it the first time around and it's a good Idea. Now I need to find a BP to sacrifice for the blow through.
I have a few Full Plastic Jacket plugs that I need to drill out.
09-27-2014 | 10:18 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: Rapid City, South Dakota
Slightly New Wrinkle
Someone mentioned something about shooting into a wad of rags to reduce the noise. Thinking about it, it seemed the rags would also kinda make more of the primer fouling stay in the barrel. Yesterday i gave it a try. Shot 5 shotgun primers into a wad of rags, using the breech plug with no flash hole, then switched breech plugs, and loaded the rifle. Load is 110g Blackhorn, 300g Deep Curl, crush rib sabot, Federal 215 primer. Range was 93 yards for the first four shots which are in the red. The 3 shots in the white were from 202 yard.
When i came home i had a notion not to clean the rifle, and see how it would shoot at the same range from a powder fouled barrel. So this morning i once again set the target at 93 yards, and loaded the rifle with an uncleaned barrel with the same load. Shots 8, 9, 10, and 11 were made this morning at the target below, beginning from a cold barrel.
When i came home i had a notion not to clean the rifle, and see how it would shoot at the same range from a powder fouled barrel. So this morning i once again set the target at 93 yards, and loaded the rifle with an uncleaned barrel with the same load. Shots 8, 9, 10, and 11 were made this morning at the target below, beginning from a cold barrel.
