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Eric Krewson:
I did, with a piece of worn out gray scotch bright pad on a smaller jag and oil after I saw that first blown patch.

Eric Krewson:
I got a .530 mold in yesterday and ran abut 50 balls today to continue the load test for my new barrel.

jeffhalfrack:
I had none of those problems,,,I shoot t/c Minnie 325 gr I think ??  box not in front of me ,,it shoots 240 gr cheap shot sabot great ,,,in fact I sold my first in line felt dirty hunting with the in line side lock for me ,,,sorry you are having problems ,,,if anybody can figure it out its you! Keep us in the loop thanks JeffW ,,,  I have the g/m long range hunter

Digital Caveman:

--- Quote ---in fact I sold my first in line felt dirty hunting with the in line side lock for me ,,,sorry you are having problems ,,,if anybody can figure it out its you! Keep us in the loop thanks JeffW ,,, 
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I'm having a hard time following you.

Eric Krewson:
I am not having problems, just in the testing phase.

I am a very experienced B/P shooter, it is rare to put one load in a gun and have it be the one you stick with, all I have only tried is one load of 80gr of 2F, a .012 patch and a .535 ball.. All barrels are different and you have to find what your barrel likes then you are good to go for life.

I didn't go further in testing the first time I shot because the barrel was cutting patches and I needed to smooth the crown and buff the lands a bit before I shoot any more.

My barrel has around ball twist (1 in 66) so a patched ball is it. I will very the powder load 5gr a whack first loading the new .530 balls and a .015 patch, I will start at 70gr and working up.

.54 round ball barrels with deep rifling like stout loads so I suspect something in the 85-90 gr powder load will be the ticket.

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