New Load Is Inconsistent

'Nellie' taught me not to clean the barrel so much. Don't change anything but the cleaning. Just don't clean for 20 rounds......5 min between shots = cool barrel and you will know one valuable fact.....What SHE likes. {:>) All it will cost is time and one box! Then you will for ever know. Worked for me.

OleMan...thanks for the advice (it only took me about $100 in extra powder to realize you are right). I did not listen to your advice at first so I went out and bought about $100 in new powder (a few different kinds) and got a few good groups. Then I thought back to your advice and I reloaded the 99 grains of Retumbo load and shot from a cool barrell (every time) and the barrell had a number of rounds already down it.

Bottom line, the 3 shot group I made was .112"...barely noticably larger than a 1 shot hole!!!

You were right, my gun just likes a dirty barell that is cool. I should have listened to you sooner.

Thanks,
Fred
 
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