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The plastic cup on the bottom of the bullet acts as a patch or over powder wad. So no need for anything else.Does a bullet like that require a patch or anything like that?
The plastic cup on the bottom of the bullet acts as a patch or over powder wad. So no need for anything else.Does a bullet like that require a patch or anything like that?
The plastic cup on the bottom of the bullet acts as a patch or over powder wad. So no need for anything else.
Good luck with them. As a hunting bullet, people love them or hate them. I have only shot them at paper, so I have no opinion on how they perform on game.Sounds good for a first timer.
Define "long periods" better. Couple months? A year?I've used bore butter for years and never had any ill effects on my guns. When I store my guns for long periods, I use a light oil on them instead
I don't shoot year round, so after the deer season I generally put the guns away for a few months anyway.Define "long periods" better. Couple months? A year?
From the standpoint of ease in getting started with a muzzy, I agree with you mm. But I wonder how many get put off by and discouraged by the hard-to-load second shot for pellet users, but then this is a side lock forum and pellets might not be that tough to load for a second shot. When I was still shooting my sidelocks I shot pretty much lead bullets made for the bore, nothing with plastic, and granular powder. I tried the pellets when they became the "thing" but lost the accuracy I was used to with granular loads so the pellets fell by the wayside.
Hopefully new-comers to the sport can find a website such as this and get some "steering" before they fall into any frustration while trying to get their feet on the ground with pellets and the pb's.
I'd say to shoot what you have. Later on when you get more familiar with your guns, you can experiment with different bullets, powder charges and such.I was directed here by my hunting forum. I didn't ask about projectiles before purchasing, I just knew I wanted conical rather than PRB at the moment, since the 1:48 twist could stabilize it. My primary mission was to buy the other supplies (powder, jag, cleaning patches, etc) and I sort of just picked the first projectile I saw and they were recommended by the clerk helping me, though he admitted to not knowing much. They are certainly easy to use being that they're pre-lubed and don't require anything additional. I didn't do a second shot, but I'll get to the range soon enough to get sights adjusted.
I think I'm interested in casting projectiles and shooting black powder rather than substitutes, for the sake of recreation that I can hunt with.I'd say to shoot what you have. Later on when you get more familiar with your guns, you can experiment with different bullets, powder charges and such.
There's something about real black powder that sets it apart from other propellants, the smoke, smell, hard to explain but it's just different.I think I'm interested in casting projectiles and shooting black powder rather than substitutes, for the sake of recreation that I can hunt with.
Use room temp water ,never hot /scalding as it not only needed but promotes (FLASH) rusting which you will find almost immediately after drying . Again an unneeded step in an easy chore with tepid /cold or whatever (just not hot)water ,the only cleaning agent needed for cleaning black powder residue ! /EdA question on cleaning/preserving. I've searched and found a lot of disdain toward bore butter on this site - in the inline ML section. It was suggested to me that a natural lube would not interact with the powder the way CLP or oil would.
I've cleaned with soapy water and then I heat the barrel up with scalding water I can barely hold it, and I ran a patch coated in bore butter to coat the bore. Loaded and shot the bobcat without swabbing the barrel, no alcohol, didn't even pop caps on am empty barrel, just loaded and shot, cleaned afterward. Does anyone see an issue going this route at the moment? The barrel gets bone dry before the butter is applied because it's so hot.
At first when I saw all the bore butter hate I was concerned. Talk of build up and whatnot, then realized I remove it all when I clean so what's the harm?
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