Tinhorn
40 Cal
Tinhorn here- I was told at the last Rondy that I could use light 50g charges of FFFG in my Browning Mountain Rifle for target use, and would require less bore wiping on the 25-28 target Trailwalk. But my patches show burn holes 50% of the time. Would switching to the FFG I have always used fix this? The patch and ball combo is optimum, and has served me well, my starter and ramrod effort is unchanged from when I had good patches. The rifle will work with 60g FFG, and hit the mark OK.
A refresher on BMRs- They have a deep firecone in the breech, and ignite HOT! Fast ignition, in my experience. The cone is about an inch deep in a .50cal bore, one heck of a cone. Can this make FFFG burn too hot? My CVA .50cal belt pistol burns 25g FFFG with a shallow 1/4" fire cone, a hemisphere, and doesn't burn patches at all. Any thoughts on this problem?
A refresher on BMRs- They have a deep firecone in the breech, and ignite HOT! Fast ignition, in my experience. The cone is about an inch deep in a .50cal bore, one heck of a cone. Can this make FFFG burn too hot? My CVA .50cal belt pistol burns 25g FFFG with a shallow 1/4" fire cone, a hemisphere, and doesn't burn patches at all. Any thoughts on this problem?