Mockingbird
32 Cal.
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Looking for some wisdom. So I have had my rifle for a bit now and life has finally permitted me to start shooting again. The rifle is by Brad and Shane Eming of Cabin Creek. After my first try at working up a load I am quite puzzled as things don’t seem to be going too well. I feel like there is something I am missing, here are the details. Distance 30 yards, shooting from bench with bags, temp 50 deg F, Cal .54, Ball is cast round ball in .530 by Rush Creek Roundball weight .222-.224 gr, patching is natural linen thickness of .012 compressed .0115. Lube is the moose milk “dry patch” method that was highly recommended. Patching was cut at muzzle and a short starter was needed to get the ball started / just below the muzzle. I shot 3 shots at each load level swabbing between each shot. Powder was Goex 2f in the tube and in the pan. Loads were 1st 60gr, 2nd 70gr, 3rd 80gr, 4th was also 80 gr ( was trying to see if it was just some weird fluke) started in the lower right quadrant and moved counter clockwise for each set. 1st shot was often close to center and would start drifting away each proceeding shot. Below are pics of the target the recovered patches and the original material. I could really use some advice and help figuring out what might be going on. I was really expecting starting at such a short distance , shooting from the bench that the groups would be a lot tighter starting out. Any help would be VERY much appreciated.
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