Slug Guns and Muzzleloaders

[sluggun pilgrim]

Hi Kenny
In the ML sluggun i changed from 1 damp oth sides followed by a dry both sides to 2 damp one side only keeping the second damp for the next shot. Same with the dry first dry removes the moisture the second dry seems tyo drag out more fouling as it comes out blacker than the first dry. I only oil the patch, Have a small cigar tin with some 1/4 inch felt saturated with oil. Place the chase patch after i have crimped it on the felt and with finger rub the patch until the oil totally covers the patch except the bit that folds under the bullet.

As for the BP cartridge rifles. Just cleaning with 2 damp in the 38 opened up the groups slightly. In my 40-65 just cleaning withj 2 damp thre results were woefull. Going back to wetter patches followed by a dry dramatically tightened up the groups. The best I have shot with the 40-65 at 200 on the ASSRA target is 242 with 2 centres, the group size being 2 1/4 inches wide at 3 oclock and 3/4 inch high. Had quite a few shots cutting each other in a horizontal string. I've been using GOEX 1 Fg since I took up BPCR shooting in the early 80's but am downn to my last 3/4 of a pound which I'm saving for the Kingshoot on the 28 of December with the Hahndorf Rifle club which started in 1864 and is the only surviving club with German oriogins. And a 300 yard match late in January

Run out of Swiss 1F which I have been using in the 38-55, as Goex is no longer available here. So I tried some smokeless (I know its going over to the dark side) but was amazed. Started with 18.5 gns of Mulwex 2207 (Australian made powder sold in the US under another name) 6 shot group 3 shots cutting each other, 3 shots seperate but total groups size 1 inch. 19 grains 5 shots cutting each other 1 shot 1/8 inch away group size 3/4 inch. 19.5 grains simil;ar to first group. Ran some Birchwoodcasey wipeaway through the barrel not a sckerric of lead. So why can i shoot dirty with smokeless but black is so finicky.

I think i saw results in the BP Cartrige News of you shooting long range ML's. Lee Saver did extremely well in the long range MLIAC events in South Africa.

Cheers Vlad

PS Last Wednesday went to one of my frioends place to get a template for an Alexander Henry rifle stock. We Started talking about set triggers on English rifles, as the ones I made for the Pedesoli Gibbs were nocked back in South Africa. He had a Dougall sporting rifle in 0.451 octagon barrel single set trigger, and the original bullet mould that cast a 2 part bullet in the one sissor style mould. The 2 parts were not swaged together.