Got out to just mess around with some Gearhart Owen 3fg in my .54cal St.Louis Hawken. I used 80gr 3fg GO, .020" patch and .530 round ball. I swabbed the bore with with water dampened patches ( 2 wet - 2 dry - Fired 2 caps to clear/dry drum out ) The powder drop tube once again was used with great success and had zero ignition issues despite using a sloppier patch to clean the bore between shots. Next time I will put up different targets for each test I do. I was trying 12 O clock hold, Mid hold and 6 O'clock hold. Mid hold in the bullseye seemed to work best for me on this 4" red bullseye. Heck, I even took 3 shots and was thrilled till I took #3 and blew it out. I'm sure it was me just getting the rear sight out of adjustment just a bit. Without swabbing, reloading wasn't an issue and seems like it will group great.
Hopefully this weekend I can run out across to New Mexico and try some 200 yard targets now that I have my loads figured out and a drop sheet printed out.
All the shots are color coded.
Hopefully this weekend I can run out across to New Mexico and try some 200 yard targets now that I have my loads figured out and a drop sheet printed out.
All the shots are color coded.