Re: JB bore paste diagnoses
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2018 5:30 am
WE all have this problem once in a while.
If you can sing the theme song from Paladin Have gun will travel, .....ALL of it...then it's your age and eyes.
try a bigger target and a wider opening on the Hadley. If you don't have a Hadley. BUY ONE!
things to look for:
your patch. I run my 40 70 SS Shiloh .400 patches through a .400 sizer to smooth the patch and
FLATTEN THE BASE. a twist on the end will cause a flyer. go slow and it works. .400 is bore diameter
wipe more between shots. I used to wipe one wet one dry, and now I use two wet and one dry.
Don't let the barrel get too hot. ....shoot slower.
find out the best 'hold'. I found that pulling back on the rifle and tightening the hold just before the shot cut my groups in half.
Go watch 'Winchester 73' the shooting match. Then repeat the hold position ALL the time. different hold, different group.
set the bullet with a slight push on the factory crimp die. use the same crimp all the time. I find if I SET the die, it can be different.
feel the PP bullet and you'll find one will be loose even though you used the same die setting.
by using 'feel' on the die, you will be more consistent on the grip of the bullet in the case. A loose bullet is a FLYER. all the time.
check compression...use a comp. die. I'm sure you do already...
and if any of this works...LET ME KNOW! I STILL GET A FLYER ONCE IN A WHILE.
luck Ken
If you can sing the theme song from Paladin Have gun will travel, .....ALL of it...then it's your age and eyes.
try a bigger target and a wider opening on the Hadley. If you don't have a Hadley. BUY ONE!
things to look for:
your patch. I run my 40 70 SS Shiloh .400 patches through a .400 sizer to smooth the patch and
FLATTEN THE BASE. a twist on the end will cause a flyer. go slow and it works. .400 is bore diameter
wipe more between shots. I used to wipe one wet one dry, and now I use two wet and one dry.
Don't let the barrel get too hot. ....shoot slower.
find out the best 'hold'. I found that pulling back on the rifle and tightening the hold just before the shot cut my groups in half.
Go watch 'Winchester 73' the shooting match. Then repeat the hold position ALL the time. different hold, different group.
set the bullet with a slight push on the factory crimp die. use the same crimp all the time. I find if I SET the die, it can be different.
feel the PP bullet and you'll find one will be loose even though you used the same die setting.
by using 'feel' on the die, you will be more consistent on the grip of the bullet in the case. A loose bullet is a FLYER. all the time.
check compression...use a comp. die. I'm sure you do already...
and if any of this works...LET ME KNOW! I STILL GET A FLYER ONCE IN A WHILE.
luck Ken