Im not sure why but my barrel seems narrower in the middle too, when the balls get stuck they always get stuck mid way, once i get them past that they slide down easy even with the fouling, but the fouling always causes em to get stuck mid way, maybe its where the fouling gets deposited most ?
I managed to "hit" the target at 100 yards using the iron sights, but that was 1 hit out of 4 attempted. and it it didnt hit the center mass. At 50 yards though i was within 3 inches of the 4 shots in the 8 line on my target. At 25 yards i was bulls eye dead center, all 4 shots tore a giant hole in the center the paper was gone they almost flew into the same hole each time. Surprised myself and a bunch of a people at the range lol
Interestingly enough this gun is more accurate than my Henry 44 magnum big boy. That gun seems to throw rounds all over. I just wish i could get hits at 100 with iron sights. But most of it is inexperience, and my vision is terrible, at 15 yards out my vision starts to get very blurry and i havent gone to the eye doctor lol. Have a hard time even reading fast food menus at a drive through. My dads old army glasses work perfectly for me, but i dont bring them in fear of losing them as he died when i was 12 over 23 years ago. Although my 1874 sharps using 45-70 regular ammo, i can hit 100 yards with iron sights within the black 7-8 lines..
I just need to stop putting it off and get some glass's lol