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Went to our firing range this morning. Fired the newly re-bored .58 caliber New Englander.
Ball: Hornady .570
Patch: Drill cloth
Lube: Frontier's
Cap: #11 Remington
Powder: 90/100grains of Black MZ
First ball hit low and to the right. Fired four more rounds that went about 1 1/2 inches higher. Powder can was empty so i opened a new can of Black MZ with another lot number. There is this thing about Black MZ; sometimes it ain't consistent between lots. The balls went low so i went to 100 grains of powder. That put it back on target. Best three shot groups were about 1 3/4 Inches. Sky was overcast and i had trouble with the front sight. Will go back on a sunny day and finish sighting it in.
After short starting the ramrod went down easily. After a few rounds Black MZ sometimes causes heavy residue close to the muzzle. i used a moist patch on short starter to clear that up prior to loading. One patch was blown because i got the ball off center.
i'm very happy with this barrel.
Ball: Hornady .570
Patch: Drill cloth
Lube: Frontier's
Cap: #11 Remington
Powder: 90/100grains of Black MZ
First ball hit low and to the right. Fired four more rounds that went about 1 1/2 inches higher. Powder can was empty so i opened a new can of Black MZ with another lot number. There is this thing about Black MZ; sometimes it ain't consistent between lots. The balls went low so i went to 100 grains of powder. That put it back on target. Best three shot groups were about 1 3/4 Inches. Sky was overcast and i had trouble with the front sight. Will go back on a sunny day and finish sighting it in.
After short starting the ramrod went down easily. After a few rounds Black MZ sometimes causes heavy residue close to the muzzle. i used a moist patch on short starter to clear that up prior to loading. One patch was blown because i got the ball off center.
i'm very happy with this barrel.