Gibbs
Private
- Joined
- May 25, 2018
- Location
- Fennville, MI USA
This is a question on whether my Armisport, or others like it, might have some pitting and restriction near the breech end.
When I shoot, the first bullet goes down pretty easily, and the ramrod nearly falls following the bullet. I check the amount of ramrod left out of the barrel and gauge it with my fingers. Generally 3 fingers+ and I'm right against the powder on the first shot. Now, about the 6th or 7th shot the other day, the ramrod stopped a good 7 fingers above the barrel, perhaps more. Only by slamming the rod down harder did it get it down to the 3-4 finger mark. After that I stopped shooting.
Do I need more or slicker lube on the bullet, or is there a spot in the barrel about that spot that is pitted and causes excess fouling and restriction? I bought this Enfield 1853 used and the guy on Gunbroker said he believed it had never been fired. However, from the pitting in the barrel about 6 inches down from the muzzle and the amount of residue I cleaned out of it before ever firing, and the condition of the musket nipples lead me to believe that it had been shot and not really well cleaned afterwards.
Is there ever any amount of gap between powder and bullet that could be tolerated before a dangerous condition exists.. IE .5", 1", etc?
I noticed this other other day when I was shooting bullets coated with HBN (Hexagonal Boron Nitride). It is a bullet coating that can provide very slick lubricating properties to rifle barrels. About 20 shots of BHN coated bullets in an AR-15 can provide micro plates into the very pores of the steel giving a very slick coating and improving the velocity. I figured it might be good on smoothing out the pitting at the end of this rifles bore (which I can see about 6" down from the end of the muzzle.
Article link about HBN: https://www.chuckhawks.com/hbn_dry_lubricant.html
When I shoot, the first bullet goes down pretty easily, and the ramrod nearly falls following the bullet. I check the amount of ramrod left out of the barrel and gauge it with my fingers. Generally 3 fingers+ and I'm right against the powder on the first shot. Now, about the 6th or 7th shot the other day, the ramrod stopped a good 7 fingers above the barrel, perhaps more. Only by slamming the rod down harder did it get it down to the 3-4 finger mark. After that I stopped shooting.
Do I need more or slicker lube on the bullet, or is there a spot in the barrel about that spot that is pitted and causes excess fouling and restriction? I bought this Enfield 1853 used and the guy on Gunbroker said he believed it had never been fired. However, from the pitting in the barrel about 6 inches down from the muzzle and the amount of residue I cleaned out of it before ever firing, and the condition of the musket nipples lead me to believe that it had been shot and not really well cleaned afterwards.
Is there ever any amount of gap between powder and bullet that could be tolerated before a dangerous condition exists.. IE .5", 1", etc?
I noticed this other other day when I was shooting bullets coated with HBN (Hexagonal Boron Nitride). It is a bullet coating that can provide very slick lubricating properties to rifle barrels. About 20 shots of BHN coated bullets in an AR-15 can provide micro plates into the very pores of the steel giving a very slick coating and improving the velocity. I figured it might be good on smoothing out the pitting at the end of this rifles bore (which I can see about 6" down from the end of the muzzle.
Article link about HBN: https://www.chuckhawks.com/hbn_dry_lubricant.html