I shot my first loads with this bullet this morning. load was 9.3 grains of unique, which has always leaded in this gun before, and a standard primer. out of thirty odd rounds, I called four fliers(it was cold here today.). When i checked my target, there were five holes in the target. My four fliers, and a big, top to bottom string about three inches tall and about 1.5" wide. Off hand, twenty five yards. I am in love. I love the gun, I love the load, and I love the bullet. I believe I can get a lot more speed, probaly two hundred more feet per second and still have good control If I switch to a slower burning powder. Leading was wiped out with a patch. I use home made lube, by the way. 1/2 candle wax, 1/2 axle grease, with a couple of tablespoons of STP in a two pound run. Works very well for me.
My old gun has a problem with the red insert on the front ramp. It has been rounded off, and it is not sharp and easy to see anymore. These can be replaced, right? wher would i find them? It makes it hard to sight the gun because the sight picture changes. Also, the white outline is just about gone from the rear blade. I think i can paint that back...
One of the holes in the cylinder is sticky, too. I can see some kind of imperfection in there. The cases will not come out of the one cylinder at all with the extractor star. I have to push them out with a dowel rod and several gentle bumps with a hammer. they come out the first i/2 inch fine...All the others fall out with the above load. Wonder what the problem is?