Finally got to go to the rifle range with my .50 Renegade after some brutal below zero wind chills and a lot of wind here in Northern Oklahoma since just after Christmas. I've been experimenting with my own concoction ”” having scoured ML Forum and other threads on the subject of swabbing the barrel between range shots on patched round balls. This is kind of a variation on a lot of them:
1 part castor oil
1 part Murphy's Oil Soap
6 parts Isopropyl alcohol 70%
Tried this swab mixture on 2 1/2-inch square cotton patches between shots of .015 linen patches, .490 Hornady round ball, 60 grains Goex ffg.
I really like the results at 35 yards on this 8-inch target. First 3 shots had about 8-10 mph crosswind from right to left, I adjusted my stock sights for the breeze, and got the last 3 center shots. I had been using bore butter between shots with fairly mixed results. It worked pretty good, but I wanted better. Maybe I just had a really good day. Going to keep using this concoction at the range weekly until spring, and see if it keeps up with this consistency.
If you use a similar or completely different between-shots swab potion, please share, I'd be really interested. I like to tinker with stuff. I've been messing with my sights to get them zeroed in and I think I finally hit on the right adjustment too. op:
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1 part castor oil
1 part Murphy's Oil Soap
6 parts Isopropyl alcohol 70%
Tried this swab mixture on 2 1/2-inch square cotton patches between shots of .015 linen patches, .490 Hornady round ball, 60 grains Goex ffg.
I really like the results at 35 yards on this 8-inch target. First 3 shots had about 8-10 mph crosswind from right to left, I adjusted my stock sights for the breeze, and got the last 3 center shots. I had been using bore butter between shots with fairly mixed results. It worked pretty good, but I wanted better. Maybe I just had a really good day. Going to keep using this concoction at the range weekly until spring, and see if it keeps up with this consistency.
If you use a similar or completely different between-shots swab potion, please share, I'd be really interested. I like to tinker with stuff. I've been messing with my sights to get them zeroed in and I think I finally hit on the right adjustment too. op: