Shot the GPR today.

[Bnewberry]

Thanks! I really appreciate the first hand information. It is a tough choice!

 

[hanshi]

Well I don't think I am going anywhere anytime soon...lol
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Here in Maine we've had snow off and on since December, usually starts in November. Right now we got about 5" to 7" accumulation and another storm is coming tomorrow.
Top pic was from when we lived in Va.

This one taken where we are now, in Me.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

I swab my bore after every shot; but I do it by seating the next load. Tight combinations with a decent lube will do this over and over again without running additional patches down the bore between shots.

Dutch Shoultz’s method wipes between shots.

 

[Grenadier1758]

Yes, Dutch Schoultz's method does wipe between shots. That's best with a fairly loose jag and patch. Care must be taken with the size of the jag so the jag and patch glide over the fouling on the way down the barrel and bunch up to pull the powder out. Its a little more trial and error to get the jag diameter and cleaning patch thickness correct.

Hansi's method is also good at the range. The wet patch doesn't have time to allow the damp lube to migrate to the powder as the firearm is fired shortly after loading.

 

[FiremanBrad]

I swab my bore after every shot; but I do it by seating the next load. Tight combinations with a decent lube will do this over and over again without running additional patches down the bore between shots.

Same here.

 

[Baggy270]

Currently -11 here. And if you'd like to see some snow I could mail you a truckload. Tonight will be -18 with -35 windchill. Managed to shoot 4 shots today out of gun I'm fixing, but only because I was dying to find out if it shoots now. It does.

My great plains is my best shooting gun, by the way. 9-10 shots without swabbing sounds about right. And she'll still ring gongs long after. It just gets hard to shove balls into her eventually (palm saver helps).

Hey, i've noticed that on about 7-10 of shots, my balls seat below the loading notch on my ramrod (yes I have two notches). It's as if is some fowling gets shoved down there each time you load. Lately I've been thinking of bringing along my breech scraper for when I clean for another round of balls.

Great shooting.

Don’t ship snow via USPS.....dangerous goods....icecicles.....snow balls....avalanches! So much for global warming