stagpanther
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Well, today's outing was a mixed bag.
First the good news--after clearing my breech plug yesterday of a very stubborn obstacle (couldn't have been carbon or plastic) the gun fired completely differently today! After-shot crud build-up was reduced by a factor of 80 to 90 % regardless of powder used--though Blackhorn deffinitely burned cleaner than 777 in my TC Impact. Considering how this is the first time the gun shot cleanly like this I now believe the flash-hole was partially blocked and delivered that way.
Now the not-so-good news--the fuller combustion is sending out a full-on white-out cloud of exhaust--truly no way to see what the results of the shot are for a few seconds : ) The other thing, which I have no idea why is happening--but accuracy seems to be minute of solar system. There was nothing I could do to get repeatable accuracy. In fact, I'm cancelling a hunt tomorrow because I'm not confident I can put an ethical shot in where it needs to go. I'm not discounting the possibility that it might be my bad technique or not the right powder/bullet combo--but at the moment I know I can shoot better with my compound bow.
First the good news--after clearing my breech plug yesterday of a very stubborn obstacle (couldn't have been carbon or plastic) the gun fired completely differently today! After-shot crud build-up was reduced by a factor of 80 to 90 % regardless of powder used--though Blackhorn deffinitely burned cleaner than 777 in my TC Impact. Considering how this is the first time the gun shot cleanly like this I now believe the flash-hole was partially blocked and delivered that way.
Now the not-so-good news--the fuller combustion is sending out a full-on white-out cloud of exhaust--truly no way to see what the results of the shot are for a few seconds : ) The other thing, which I have no idea why is happening--but accuracy seems to be minute of solar system. There was nothing I could do to get repeatable accuracy. In fact, I'm cancelling a hunt tomorrow because I'm not confident I can put an ethical shot in where it needs to go. I'm not discounting the possibility that it might be my bad technique or not the right powder/bullet combo--but at the moment I know I can shoot better with my compound bow.