I got out today to shoot my Haines style .54
This is only the second time I have shot it.
The accuracy results were less than spectacular.
The Barrel is a 42" GM Swamped. I was using a .530 Hornady RB and .015 Cotton Strip Patching lubed with Crisco. I tried both 70 and 80 Grains of 3F at 50 yards from a makeshift bench and could not get a 3 shot group worth a hoot, like 2 within a couple of inches and a flyer.No real difference in accuracy between 70 and 80 Grains but 80 Grains did pull the shots up, they were consistently low with 70 Grains.I was not wiping between shots.I am no marksman but I expected better than that.
I retrieved several patches to check out. a few were pretty torn up but with the ones that were intact consistently showed burn through or tearing around the edges where the ball was seated.
Just trying to figure out what the patches are telling me. Is is not enough Lube, Patch too thin,rough Lands in the Barrel?
Any ideas/Suggestions are appreciated.
Eli
This is only the second time I have shot it.
The accuracy results were less than spectacular.
The Barrel is a 42" GM Swamped. I was using a .530 Hornady RB and .015 Cotton Strip Patching lubed with Crisco. I tried both 70 and 80 Grains of 3F at 50 yards from a makeshift bench and could not get a 3 shot group worth a hoot, like 2 within a couple of inches and a flyer.No real difference in accuracy between 70 and 80 Grains but 80 Grains did pull the shots up, they were consistently low with 70 Grains.I was not wiping between shots.I am no marksman but I expected better than that.
I retrieved several patches to check out. a few were pretty torn up but with the ones that were intact consistently showed burn through or tearing around the edges where the ball was seated.
Just trying to figure out what the patches are telling me. Is is not enough Lube, Patch too thin,rough Lands in the Barrel?
Any ideas/Suggestions are appreciated.
Eli