Slug Rifle Projectiles

nkbj · May 21, 2023

Now there's a fine example of learning from ones mistakes!

This has been a great read. Uncle, your rifle has me wanting glass on both the 16" twist .401 and the 24" twist .458 bore. The keratoconus astigmatism and the cataracts are making open and peep sights more difficult.

Uncle Miltie · May 21, 2023

Telescopic sights have been used in the US since the 1840's. Good old style scopes are not inexpensive but they are worth every penny.

Sandro_Ventania · May 21, 2023

Uncle Miltie said:
Cleaning between shots makes fouling sort of a non issue I suppose. When I began shooting this rifle I used a lubricated felt wad between the bullet and powder to protect the base of the bullet from hot gases caused by the conflagration of all that powder. One day I left the wads at home, shot the rifle anyway and found accuracy to be better without the wads. I haven't used them since.

They say that using corn or wheat flour, between powder and bullet is the best condition for accuracy. You already used?

kelvinator · May 21, 2023

This all something I never knew existed... absolutely fascinating.

Uncle Miltie · May 21, 2023

Sandro_Ventania said:
They say that using corn or wheat flour, between powder and bullet is the best condition for accuracy. You already used?

Never tried it and likely never will. Some folks say it works but I never knew any slug or picket rifle shooters to use it.

Uncle Miltie · May 21, 2023

kelvinator said:
This all something I never knew existed... absolutely fascinating.

Outside of the national matches at Friendship IN there are only 2 places I know of that hold matches for slug rifles: the Blue Mountain Club in PA and the Canal Fulton Ramrod Club in Ohio. So unless you attend one of those matches you will likely never see them. It's a shame, but it is what it is.

nkbj · May 21, 2023

Uncle Miltie said:
Never tried it and likely never will. Some folks say it works but I never knew any slug or picket rifle shooters to use it.

There's one heavy weight boat tail mold for the .458 bore that I'm threatening to try corn meal on.

Sandro_Ventania · May 21, 2023

Uncle Miltie said:
Never tried it and likely never will. Some folks say it works but I never knew any slug or picket rifle shooters to use it.

Don't close yourself off, experimentation is fundamental to evolution.
Many M.L.A.I.C competitors use this technique.
Test it one day, you might be surprised.

Relic shooter · May 22, 2023

I've never owned a bench gun, but if I did I would not want to compete against you Uncle Miltie :ghostly:

Great to see others who also shoot original firearms, excellent video !!
When it comes to long arms I've limited myself to shooting big bore English sporting rifles & Jeagers,
none had a bore the size of your blaster !
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