Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Muzzleloaders What diameter RB are you using in your TC .54 side locks?

I've always shot conicals in my 1980s era .54 cal TC Renegade. The 50 yd groups are reliably 2-2.5". The earlier thread on .54 cal side locks shooting patched RBs got me interested in trying them for smaller groups. I have both .530 (CVA) and .535 RBs (Hornady). However, even the .530 RB is hard to ram down the bore with 0.012" 1:7 Ballistol lubed, dry patches. A following shot requires a very through swabbing out of the bore or the PB will get stuck midway. Recovered fired patches show ripped away sections of the bore riding sections so I don't think I can go to a thinner patch. Track of the Wolf has .526" diameter RBs that I can try. Curious as to what other TC owners have experienced in this regard.