here's a new one:
I just went to an easier-loading combo in my GPR .54, consisting of a .530" ball and .015 cotton twill (As opposed to the .535"/ .020" pillow ticking combo I was using previously). I retrieved some fired patches and they looked rough. They weren't cut (I've been running JB Bore Paste down the barrel after every range session, and the barrel is getting well polished), but they were frayed to the max and partly burned[url] through...in[/url] other words, ugly.
The groups, on the other hand, were splendiferous (it's a word...look it up!). They were the equal of my tight combo, and I can skip using a short starter...saves some time and hassle at the bench.
So my feeble-minded question is this...does it matter what your patches look like as long as the gun is grouping well? My feeling is that the results are all that matters, but I recall that I may have been wrong about something once...
Thanks in advance for your input, folks!
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I just went to an easier-loading combo in my GPR .54, consisting of a .530" ball and .015 cotton twill (As opposed to the .535"/ .020" pillow ticking combo I was using previously). I retrieved some fired patches and they looked rough. They weren't cut (I've been running JB Bore Paste down the barrel after every range session, and the barrel is getting well polished), but they were frayed to the max and partly burned[url] through...in[/url] other words, ugly.
The groups, on the other hand, were splendiferous (it's a word...look it up!). They were the equal of my tight combo, and I can skip using a short starter...saves some time and hassle at the bench.
So my feeble-minded question is this...does it matter what your patches look like as long as the gun is grouping well? My feeling is that the results are all that matters, but I recall that I may have been wrong about something once...
Thanks in advance for your input, folks!
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