The reason i sold it was, it was Butt UGLY!
They are ugly guns, aren't they. I have seriously thought about selling this one, but until it began to shoot well, I couldn't, with a clear conscious,sell it to some poor unsuspecting slob who probably wouldn't get any better groups than I had.
Now that it shoots well, I may part with it and build a good looking gun, that fits properly, around an old Douglas XX .32 cal barrel. I have most of the components to cobble together a generic rifle, and since I am learning to forge buttpieces and trikker guards, might make a southern rifle out of it.
I don't know where I bought the .310 balls, but I have had them for a looong time. Accuracy was spotty, no matter what patch/ball combination was shot in this gun.
I don't know why I didn't try .020 patching with the .310 balls, but that .020 patching is what made all the difference. I have a piece of canvas that mics .022, and might try that too.
The only balls locally available are .315 Hornady balls, so that is what I bought, and tried to shoot when the .310 balls didn't shoot well.
The plastic rod that came with this gun was originally replaced by hardware store ramin. I then bought about a dozen hickory rods, of various diameters, at Dixons a coupla years ago and made a coupla good hickory rods that are holding up well.
These small bores are fun and economical to shoot, and like Sam said, it is butt ugly.
I do appreciate everyone's input.
God bless,
J.D.