mike garner
40 Cal.
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i just bought a very nice old h&a 45 cal. out of a pawn shop. it looks like it was put in a closet and never shot. i loaded 45gr. of swiss 3f and a 440 hornady rb. with .010 pre-lubed patch. it goes down the bore good but tight, after the first shot it goes down good until it gets about 2in from where it should seat, then you almost have to stand on the rod to fully seat the ball. the fired patches look a little rough with small holes in them. i think there is major fouling at the front of the chamber area after one shot. do you think it could be the powder or maybe a lite charge causing the fouling? maybe i should increse the charge? please help i really like this old gun.
thanks mike
thanks mike