Bought this one cheap at the LGS. It's my only inline. I prefer my sidelock cap rifle, but the eyes are too toasted with age for iron sights.
This rifle did not have a factory ram rod. I've been loading and shooting it with a wood dowel. I'm curious what the factory rods look like.
This rifle is a tack driver, well at 80 yards with a Bore Buttered 250 gr Lee REAL homecast soft lead projectiles. My last test had small groups. It really shoots those 250 REALS tight with 75 grains of Goex ffg real BP pushing.
75 grains of ffg was as high a load as i tested. I'm curious how high i could go safely with copper sabots or Powerbelts. 100 gr? 150?
Also, what is the best zero for sending these chunky 250 gr bullets?