Whitesmoke
09-16-2016, 06:33 AM
Hi guys,
I am back to shooting black powder consistently after a break of several years. Being retired I can squeeze in 4 practices and 2 different club shoots a month.
What has become apparent to me is the difference upon black powder fouling between winter and summer humidities. I live in the tropics just above the Tropic of Capricorn..
In the winter we have just had, I could shoot 20 shots and not suffer much from powder fouling. Just lately our summer is just starting and the humidity is climbing.
The powder residue is now turning tarry and I find I need to swab out after 1/2 doz shots or so.
Nothing at all in the load chain has changed since summer.
Using German Wano FFG , .535 ball, .012 patch in a .54 Pedersoli Tryon. No blown patches or patch cutting. Clean/swabbing with a mix of equal amount clean green, Ballistol, and water. The gun still shoots well enough for me to pick up some events in a recent Rondy, but I still would like to sort out the fouling if it is at all possible.
In other words the only variable is the humidity level.
Seeking your experiences, observations and hopefully a cure.
Thanks in advance
Whitesmoke.
I am back to shooting black powder consistently after a break of several years. Being retired I can squeeze in 4 practices and 2 different club shoots a month.
What has become apparent to me is the difference upon black powder fouling between winter and summer humidities. I live in the tropics just above the Tropic of Capricorn..
In the winter we have just had, I could shoot 20 shots and not suffer much from powder fouling. Just lately our summer is just starting and the humidity is climbing.
The powder residue is now turning tarry and I find I need to swab out after 1/2 doz shots or so.
Nothing at all in the load chain has changed since summer.
Using German Wano FFG , .535 ball, .012 patch in a .54 Pedersoli Tryon. No blown patches or patch cutting. Clean/swabbing with a mix of equal amount clean green, Ballistol, and water. The gun still shoots well enough for me to pick up some events in a recent Rondy, but I still would like to sort out the fouling if it is at all possible.
In other words the only variable is the humidity level.
Seeking your experiences, observations and hopefully a cure.
Thanks in advance
Whitesmoke.