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Shoot minies and you don't need to swab between shots.
The time was when I would say a bad thing about minie, maxi, real or such other projectiles in a round ball gun. But I’ve mellowed with age and realize to each their own.
Some folks eat ketchup on t bone, put macaroni in chili, mix fine whiskey with some sweet soda.
One can shoot a conical in a round ball gun. It’s ok. Just do it in private and wash your hands afterwards :)
 
The time was when I would say a bad thing about minie, maxi, real or such other projectiles in a round ball gun. But I’ve mellowed with age and realize to each their own.
Some folks eat ketchup on t bone, put macaroni in chili, mix fine whiskey with some sweet soda.
One can shoot a conical in a round ball gun. It’s ok. Just do it in private and wash your hands afterwards :)

Im sure glad some have mellowed with time. 10 odd years ago when i joined I thought a lynch mob was gonna form when i talked about minies in my Navy Arms Musketoon. Some who have passed on acted like minie balls would bounce off a whitetail, and a prb would shoot thru a railroad crosstie.

In fact I stayed away from here for a while. Most of the old curmudgeons didn't survive the transfer to new ownership. And I'm not gonna complain.
 
I only have to swab a roached .54 GPR barrel every 5 or 6 shots. The pitting near the breach seems to foul quickly. After swabbing, I fire a couple of caps to make sure I didn't jam crud up the flash channel.
 
I only have to swab a roached .54 GPR barrel every 5 or 6 shots. The pitting near the breach seems to foul quickly. After swabbing, I fire a couple of caps to make sure I didn't jam crud up the flash channel.

A squirt of M.A.P. or alcohol down the barrel then quickly ram the last patch home shooting the liquid out the flash hole or nipple and you're golden, saves on caps.
 
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