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May Comments For Our May 2017 Paper Silhouettes Results
Ohio Joe:
Ok, Maven got us kicked off for May Silhouettes. Maven, your score is posted! :bl th up
Maven:
Thanks , Joe! And I thought I did as badly in May as I did in April: I mustn't have been paying attention when they taught addition in elementary school!:lol sign More seriously, I tried a different rifle yesterday (same targets though), a .50cal. Mowery (.495" RB as per the manufacturer) and in spite of not having fired it for several years, did better with it than my FL. At this point it's a toss up as to which rifle I'll choose for the June match: the Mowery or my ever reliable Lyman GPR. Both are cap locks, btw. Lastly, while I have shot my Isaac Haines FL well in the past, I don't any longer. Practice will improve that, but I'm giving serious thought to glass bedding its R. Rice bbl. Any thoughts or advice about this?
P.S. As you may recall, I've tried various patch thicknesses with the Isaac Haines, but I'm not getting the accuracy I think the rifle is capable of. However, I'm fairly certain that the RB I cast from my Jeff Tanner mould + a .021" muslin (?) patch gives better accuracy than the .530" RCBS RB I sometimes use with the same patch. Pondering this, I wonder whether a .018" pillow tick patch and the .530" RCBS RB will perform well enough to be competitive? :pray: It certainly is easier to load....
Ohio Joe:
--- Quote ---I'm giving serious thought to glass bedding its R. Rice bbl. Any thoughts or advice about this?
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Well, I've heard of folks doing this but I just don't know enough about the subject. My gut feeling is that a "bedded" half stock rifle - there could be some advantage to it,,, but a full stock rifle where the tenons have a bit of an oblong hole for the pins to expand/contract with the wood temperatures, I'm just a bit hesitant on that. Now hopefully someone will come along and have some good thoughts on this as I'd like to know as well.
As for the patch/ball combos, I think a feller just has to experiment a bit. Even the patch lubes come into play as you already know... I've always understood and haven't always practiced it, that a tight patch and ball is the way to go for best accuracy,,, however just when we think we're there we sometimes fined that that's not always the case? Could it be the patch lube?
You did fine Maven and congrats on being the first in for May Silhouettes. I plan on getting out real soon myself - but I'm at least a week out from today. Those two holes above the chicken didn't miss by much had they been about 3/4" lower you'd of went 3 of 3 on that paper feathered beast! Glad you're enjoying the silhouettes my friend. It makes it fun for all of us! :shake
Maven:
Thanks for the encouragement and advice, Joe and good luck to you in the May match! I'll now give serious thought to the bedding issue. :bl th up
Ohio Joe:
--- Quote from: Maven on May 13, 2017, 08:50:09 AM ---Thanks for the encouragement and advice, Joe and good luck to you in the May match! I'll now give serious thought to the bedding issue. :bl th up
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Thanks Maven, I'm hopeful I'll get out this coming Friday to get my May targets shot. The forecast here is calling for rain all week long. Have to see how that plays out. Seems to me I saw a Thread one time on a forum about bedding muzzle loading rifles, but for the life of me I can't remember where it was? As always, a pleasure talking with you. :shake
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