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I finally got my hands on some .495 round balls.
I wanted to try them in my Tennessee rifle. 24 inch barrel, 1/66 twist.
Started out with 60 grains of 3f Old Ensyford at 25 yards. 3 shots low but almost touching each other.
Moved out to 50 yards, tried a few different charges, 70, 75, 80 grains.
Even experimented with a few patches, .010 .015"
All cotton, lubed with Crisco.
All my shots were hitting low but grouping well except for one flyer.
I took out a file and removed some metal off the front sight.
My last 2 shots of the morning were right in there.
My best load seems to be 75 grains by volume of 3f Old Ensyford under a .010 patch with the 495 ball.
My best shooting to date with the old Tennessee.![20210902_094238.jpg 20210902_094238.jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/modernmuzzleloader/data/attachments/14/14896-dac1e9dd553fbad30002298e06e19f78.jpg)
![20210902_094510.jpg 20210902_094510.jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/modernmuzzleloader/data/attachments/14/14897-5711aecc3a57407c9b41a17b2ca5d647.jpg)
I wanted to try them in my Tennessee rifle. 24 inch barrel, 1/66 twist.
Started out with 60 grains of 3f Old Ensyford at 25 yards. 3 shots low but almost touching each other.
Moved out to 50 yards, tried a few different charges, 70, 75, 80 grains.
Even experimented with a few patches, .010 .015"
All cotton, lubed with Crisco.
All my shots were hitting low but grouping well except for one flyer.
I took out a file and removed some metal off the front sight.
My last 2 shots of the morning were right in there.
My best load seems to be 75 grains by volume of 3f Old Ensyford under a .010 patch with the 495 ball.
My best shooting to date with the old Tennessee.
![20210902_094238.jpg 20210902_094238.jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/modernmuzzleloader/data/attachments/14/14896-dac1e9dd553fbad30002298e06e19f78.jpg)
![20210902_094510.jpg 20210902_094510.jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/modernmuzzleloader/data/attachments/14/14897-5711aecc3a57407c9b41a17b2ca5d647.jpg)