Finally

[Kevin Alexander]

I think Cartridge might be a touch slow for the 40-70, just for kicks and grins you may want to try 69 gr. of your Swiss 1 1/2 and see if groups tighten up some.

One thing I know is that I should have annealed the new Jamison brass. Some of the brass had the black sooty blow back on them, some didnt. I'm also thinking that fouling control needs improvement. I'll know more today. The 68 grains of cartridge powder was barking pretty well. Almost had a loud crack to it like when you shout a muzzle loader. I was using the DZ scope also for the fist time, and yes after each firing I would pull it back so It would hit the stop.

I also think that with the Sharps 45-70 I could have kept hitting that plate, I just ran out of ammo. The group was 10" wide by 8" tall. I seriously don't think that's too bad. Basically at that yardage that 19 pigs down, Thats a large improvement and I'll take it. The scope will go on the Sharps next week.