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Date Posted: 15:06:03 12/14/08 Sun
Author: Nick
Subject: Brown Bess powder loads

I bought a Brown Bess from Middlesex over the summer and got a chance to live fire it today. I used a .69 caliber ball with 70 grains of FFg black powder. My groupings were all over the place, even at 25 yards.

I was wondering what combinations of powder, patch, and ball people have found to be good.

Also, does anyone fire the traditional way by ramming the cartridge down the barrel? One of my patches caught fire today so I figure paper will surely burn up and it could be dangerous. Also, I wonder if there would be an air gap between the ball and the charge.

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Replies:

Re: Brown Bess powder loads -- Mark, 07:34:13 12/17/08 Wed
- Re: Brown Bess powder loads -- Mike Pine (Smile), 16:38:07 05/14/09 Thu
  - Re: Brown Bess powder loads -- Niles Mann, 14:18:37 08/07/09 Fri
    - Re: Brown Bess powder loads -- Mark, 12:10:36 08/14/09 Fri

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>I bought a Brown Bess from Middlesex over the summer >and got a chance to live fire it today. I used a .69 >caliber ball with 70 grains of FFg black powder. My >groupings were all over the place, even at 25 yards. > >I was wondering what combinations of powder, patch, >and ball people have found to be good. > >Also, does anyone fire the traditional way by ramming >the cartridge down the barrel? One of my patches >caught fire today so I figure paper will surely burn >up and it could be dangerous. Also, I wonder if there >would be an air gap between the ball and the charge.

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