Birdwatcher
45 Cal.
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- Dec 25, 2003
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I swear I can have more trouble getting my .53 cal Pederoli Tryon Rifle to spark off than I do my flinter :haha:
Yesterday, case in point. Get to the range just an hour before dark just to fire the gun again before a hunting invite over the holidays.
80 grains FFFg, .525 round ball, 0.005 Ox-Yoke lubed patch.
This time I used the issue ramrod with its closely-fitting jag to swab the bore between shots rather than my usual range rod.
Ran a dry patch between each shot and one time got the ramrod stuck (that never woulda happened with my smoothbore flinter), a smidgen of water down the bore of course softened the fouling and the ramrod and patch came right out.
But now the fouling in the flash channel was damp
Several dry patches swabbing the barrel later still no luck getting ignition, no time either in the fading daylight to dismount the barrel for a full cleaning.
Some time back I had a feather quill that I could insert through the access screw hole on the side of the drum and push this flexible quill through the breech, physically unobstructing the flash channel, said feather since worn out with use.
The times I have problems with ignition with this gun its always been flash channel issues.
Does anyone make a sort of artificial feather quill or other tool I can use to clear this channel?
Thanks,
Birdwatcher
Yesterday, case in point. Get to the range just an hour before dark just to fire the gun again before a hunting invite over the holidays.
80 grains FFFg, .525 round ball, 0.005 Ox-Yoke lubed patch.
This time I used the issue ramrod with its closely-fitting jag to swab the bore between shots rather than my usual range rod.
Ran a dry patch between each shot and one time got the ramrod stuck (that never woulda happened with my smoothbore flinter), a smidgen of water down the bore of course softened the fouling and the ramrod and patch came right out.
But now the fouling in the flash channel was damp
Several dry patches swabbing the barrel later still no luck getting ignition, no time either in the fading daylight to dismount the barrel for a full cleaning.
Some time back I had a feather quill that I could insert through the access screw hole on the side of the drum and push this flexible quill through the breech, physically unobstructing the flash channel, said feather since worn out with use.
The times I have problems with ignition with this gun its always been flash channel issues.
Does anyone make a sort of artificial feather quill or other tool I can use to clear this channel?
Thanks,
Birdwatcher