Shooting ole sparkie.

[Kurt]

The more I shoot this rifle the better it shoots.
It has warmed up here to 31 his morning but winds where a full left factor @ 30 mph and it didn't take long to get the fingers cold.

I went out and set up a box on the snow bank 50 yards and shot 6 rounds at the X. The first round from a clean oiled bore went just to the right and the following 5 shots went 2.5" high. Yes there are 5 shots in that hole 1/2"CtoC hole I have it marked O to O but it is C to C
The load was 80 gr of the Olde Eynsfort 2 f with 4 f prim and a .021" thick Teflon lubed patch and a .530 cast ball tumbled in the tumbler to work down the cut sprue. They look like a swaged ball when this done.
The patches are a little tight and they took some persuading get them seated. I will find out what they look like when the snow melts and they didn't get smashed by the following ball.
I used the bench with sand bags this morning, not off hand.

Kurt