Quote Originally Posted by rayg View Post
Do you think the bullet is not stabalizing with that powder charge in the shorter barrels

That is something that we on this forum cannot answer - but you can, by looking at the targets (which you have not presented).

If the bullet is not being stabilized, you will see shots all over the paper, and some of them will not be round, showing that they are keyholing. It does not have to be a crude as a real keyhole, where the bullet goes through the target more or less sideways. Even visibly elliptical indicates that the bullets are not being properly stabilized.

Patrick