MattRaymond
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So I finally got around to my range to work on some loads for my .45 caliber Pennsylvania Long Rifle flintlock. It has a 1:48 twist, 41" barrel. I worked on a 50 yard target and initially it was grouping high and to the left, aiming at the bullseye of a 6" target. I made a slight windage adjustment to the rear sight and then utilized a 6 o'clock hold. The pictured 4 shot group was made with 60 grains of 3f Goex, a .440 swaged Speer round ball, .010 and .015 patches, and finally Jonathan's "Frontier Paste Lube". I think this is the winning combination for this gun. Low recoil, good accuracy. I will fiddle with the loads a bit more to see if I can keep accuracy out to 100 yrds. With the combo I have, I'm pretty confident about taking it into the Whitetail woods with me this fall.
I was also using 3f Goex as a pan charge as well.
I also worked on finding a decent flint that the gun likes as well. In this shooting session, I took approximately 30 shots, and only had 1 failure to fire due to the flint knapping it'self to where I had to adjust it forward a bit. But this was after 30 consecutive shots without issue. I'm pretty pleased with the lock timing as well...fast enough for me anyway.
I was also using 3f Goex as a pan charge as well.
I also worked on finding a decent flint that the gun likes as well. In this shooting session, I took approximately 30 shots, and only had 1 failure to fire due to the flint knapping it'self to where I had to adjust it forward a bit. But this was after 30 consecutive shots without issue. I'm pretty pleased with the lock timing as well...fast enough for me anyway.