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Posted: 7/1/2006 4:18:20 AM EDT
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Been many years since I had a BP rifle and I haven't seen any on the ranges during my visits. Watching some scenes on TV I have noticed that most 'tamp' the ball/bullet on loading. That is, after pushing the bullet down the barrel they either throw the rod or beat it a few times. These were not Hollywood movie scenes but some shows on Discovery. In my limited experience, I could always feel the bullet contact the powder and with a firm pressure, I could feel the powder compress. Other than a desire to deform the bullet and open up your group size, is there any reason for this practice??? |
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I can offer an explanation. (May not be the right one but...) To exact the most accuracy one must do everything the same, every time. Maybe the tamping or dropping of the rod is an effort toward consistancey. I believe i read somewhere of a ram-rod holder that has a built in pressure realease. You shove it down and then at a given hand pressure it flips open and stops pushing. It seemed pretty cool but maybe a little too much anal-retentive to me. |
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