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Wierd winter
Felt ok today, good day to exercise the RL Morris 45

Tried some .457 w Teflon 0.015 patching

Still some work to do

I had a Hopkins/Allen .36 underhammer I built, it was one accurate little muzzleloader.. Head shot a bunch of squirrels with it anywhere from 10-45 yards and killed a groundhog at 75 yds with a ball thru both ears..
I did cheat and mount a scope on it, sure was a fun little gun.. A friend wanted it more then me though.
Yours looks a tad heavy to squirrel hunt with:)

Ya, I would be better off lugging the bench around!

Try some paper strip for patching.

Mine was built by another fella.




Shot this at a match in Cody, WY about 12 years ago. 100 yards, full value crosswind, L-R, 15G25 MPH. Good enough for second place. I do much better with it in calm conditions. Ballpark 1.5 MOA

I haven’t Pp round ball
I will have to look into it.

Cross paper for my slug guns, I’m familiar with

Nice shooting!

Didn't realize you were shooting roundballs. Paper will work fine for that. Figure the thickness needed to give it two wraps, leave exposed lead on the front, twist tail the backside and clip with scissors or some such....wet paper first, let dry after the clip or before, your call.

Thk u!