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Lube and shot loads when where and how

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Nordnecker:
When I first started shooting shot I didn’t use any lube. After about 4 or 5 shots, I couldn’t load anymore because of fouling. I tried to swab out the bore one time and got the range rod stuck because of fouling. Adding the lubed wad solved these problems. The other problem I had was the piston effect of ramming different wads, cards, whatever down the barrel at different times. Now, I load it all at the muzzle and ram it down all at once at the same time. No more piston effect.

Tim Ault:
What’s the piston effect? Not being able to seat the load column due to the trapped air can’t escape or ?

Daryl:
Yes - I have had that happen, but if one re-seats the charge (MANDATORY) and hold it down you can feel the air release/bleed off & the charge will stay put. You
MUST ensure the load is doing just that, "staying put".
NEVER fire a load if there is an airspace between the powder and projectiles.

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