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They make a yellow crush rib sabot for the boat tailsI'd try a black crush rib sabot even though it's a boat tail bullet.
They make a yellow crush rib sabot for the boat tailsI'd try a black crush rib sabot even though it's a boat tail bullet.
Those sleds are known to be a scope wrecker.I have an adjustable front rest and a bag for the rear end of the gun. I'm not a fan of shooting with a sled. My guns are all 1"" +/- a hair at 100 yards using this method.
Those sleds are known to be a scope wrecker.
Most likely not the problem but you should fix or replace this before it becomes an issue.Lots of info here. Thanks everyone for the advice.
Right now I'm suspecting the scope. It is not the scope that came stock on the optima. I got this Optima used and the scope had been swapped. I don't think it's high quality and in particular the left and right adjustment doesn't seem to be behaving correctly.
Some had asked about breech plug: yes I'm using the 209 breech plug. I keep the flash hole cleaned with a torch tip cleaner. I'm careful not to grind on it, not trying to enlarge the hole just keeping it open. Attached is a picture of the breach plug after Maybe 10 to 15 shots of no cleaning the plug.
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I shoot off of an adjustable rest. It's not a sled. It just has a fork bracket for the front and rear. The gun still rests on my shoulder. The front fork rests on the stock, not the barrel.
As seen in the pictures I showed though, shooting just resting elbows on the back of a golf cart I was putting bullets close together, but in the wrong place. I don't think it's my shooting and I don't think it's the gun.
I think I'm scope shopping.
Still wondering about the unburned bits of powder though. I guess I need to do some experimenting with different loads again. I did all that when I first got the gun and settled on 84 wt. Maybe I'll try some 77 gn. Or even 72 or something like that.
Honestly though, with black horn getting so expensive I might just be switching platforms to a 450 bushmaster. They legalized those here in lower Michigan a while back and my goal is to put meat in the freezer at the end of the day. I don't want to spend a lot of time at the bench and a lot of money testing out stuff.
Used to be we had a Muzzleloader season here in Michigan, but we basically don't anymore. You can hunt with anything all the way through.
I like to hunt for bucks with the bow, then by the time gun season gets here I just want to easily fill the freezer. After missing or not finding five deer with this Muzzleloader this year I'm really not feeling it.
I guess if it's a scope issue I can't blame the gun though.
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