Sine_Timore
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- May 25, 2020
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So a local shop has me confused again. Is flash melt a real thing or was he just trying to sell me wads? I've been watching plenty of videos on YouTube and reading a lot and had not heard of flash melt until yesterday in a local gun shop. I watch a lot of Guns of the West and a few others and don't recall seeing them use wads, just bore butter. I went to pick up the last few supplies I needed for shooting and when I got my powder ( I decided to go with triple 7 by the way ) he asked if I had caps, bullets and wads. I told him caps and bullets but no wads that I was going to use bore butter. He told me not to do that because of "flash melt". He said the ignition of the powder will melt the lead ball and cause my rifling to foul with lead. I had not heard of this until he mentioned it so I bought wads just in case because they are so cheap. So was he telling me the truth or did I buy wads I didn't really need? I want to thank everyone for all the help you have provided me so far. This black powder game seems to be quite different from the centerfire world so far.
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