A little trouble with compression

[Eric Johanen]

You know Lumpy, I will give your method a try on my 50. Read Robert's many years ago and in it he does mention that very many of the shooter's then favored a "weak" primer. They believed that it promoted a more even burn. 30 or so years ago I tested this with my cap and ball revolvers and found that the Remington #10 primer gave the best groups. Started using the primer wads in my 45-70 and 45-90 a number of years ago and I believe that it does help. I found that the CCI large rifle bench rest primer proved best when not using a wad. Then began using the under primer method and liked the results. I have not tried this with the 50-70. I have been using the CCI BR primer with it and it does shoot nicely. My old 50-70 63 conversion carbine with the barrel liner and my Shiloh Military Rifle both showed good accuracy. Need to run some .50 cal. bullets anyway!

[Lumpy Grits]

I'm using the white paper coffee filters.
I do use CCI br2 L/R primers.
The c/filter paper leaves no ash at all and really cuts the vertical down.
Gary

[Eric Johanen]

Just putzing around today, cleaning brass and pan lubing BACO 535 gr. money bullets, I studied my last target with the 45-90. My core group at 200 yards held 3 inches vertical and 2&3/4 inches horizontal. There are some further out probably due to not perfect sight alignment or follow through. This using 2 different bullets and both 81.0 grains 1&1/2 OE FG and 76.0 grains 3 FG OE. Still a bit rusty form the long lay-off and I did let go a 5 O'clock 8 prepping the trigger a little too soon! So far, things are looking good. More shooting this week with the 45-90 and the 45-70. Got to get back in form! Lodi Creedmoor coming up fast and having more fun than I deserve!
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[Lumpy Grits]

How do you control fouling?
Gary

[Don McDowell]

Eric, I'm thinking abit more trigger time will see those groups tighten a bit.

[Eric Johanen]

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With the humidity in Wisconsin so far I have been running 1 damp patch followed by 1 dry patch. Enough so far as the bore is very clean. I have been cleaning at every shot practicing for the Lodi Creedmoor match. Don, I think so--more trigger time will tighten things up. I think this year I'll put the high power guns aside and really work with the flintlocks and BPCR's.

[Don McDowell]

If you can get the flinter to settle down and shoot, you'll be a rock with the centerfire stuff.

[Eric Johanen]

If you can get the flinter to settle down and shoot, you'll be a rock with the centerfire stuff.

I have L&R, Davis and Chambers locks and they are very fast. Great designs and I get 35 to 40 shots between knapping. These are really very nice guns and a true joy to shoot and hunt with. If not for the self contained cartridges they would still rule the world!

[Don McDowell]

Yessir, couldn't agree more.