TarletonRanger
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Howdy all. Just got back from doing a bit of work at my deer lease before I had to head back to school, and decided to take my new flintlock along to FINALLY get her sighted in. It's a 1/32 twist Great Plains Hunter model, and I will admit that I was a bit discouraged after the first trip to the range a few weeks ago.
I've grown up shooting caplock rifles and am still getting used to the "Klack-Boom" of the flinter, and after the elevation screw broke off in the site on my last range trip, I packed it in with my head hung low.
Well my new rear site arrived this past week so I thought I'd give her another try, and I'm very glad that I did.
I went in knowing I was going to have to file a good deal off my front site as I was getting baseball sized groups about 1 1/2 ft. low at 50 yards. Thus I began by taking off a good amount of metal before loading my first shot.
The first shot outta the gate went off VERY quickly and punched a hole about 4 inches low of the coffee filter I had tacked to a wooden bored. A little more filing and my second shot punched a hole through the bottom of the filter. A turn on my elevation screw put the rest right about where they need to go.
Now I did still had a few miss fires. I fired about 15 rounds and about 3 times I had the flint produce sparks that my shooting partner could see, without igniting the priming powder....weird.
Other than that I had a much more enjoyable time. I still want to get as much of the "hang time" wiped out as I can. Thus I think I'll be taking ya'lls advice and drilling out my touch hole a bit.
My load right now is 80 grains of FFG with a 385 grain Buffalo Bullet on top. I'm priming ith 3F.
I think the fever is finally starting to catch on! Lord....I may even eventually have to name her.
Jake :front:
I've grown up shooting caplock rifles and am still getting used to the "Klack-Boom" of the flinter, and after the elevation screw broke off in the site on my last range trip, I packed it in with my head hung low.
Well my new rear site arrived this past week so I thought I'd give her another try, and I'm very glad that I did.
I went in knowing I was going to have to file a good deal off my front site as I was getting baseball sized groups about 1 1/2 ft. low at 50 yards. Thus I began by taking off a good amount of metal before loading my first shot.
The first shot outta the gate went off VERY quickly and punched a hole about 4 inches low of the coffee filter I had tacked to a wooden bored. A little more filing and my second shot punched a hole through the bottom of the filter. A turn on my elevation screw put the rest right about where they need to go.
Now I did still had a few miss fires. I fired about 15 rounds and about 3 times I had the flint produce sparks that my shooting partner could see, without igniting the priming powder....weird.
Other than that I had a much more enjoyable time. I still want to get as much of the "hang time" wiped out as I can. Thus I think I'll be taking ya'lls advice and drilling out my touch hole a bit.
My load right now is 80 grains of FFG with a 385 grain Buffalo Bullet on top. I'm priming ith 3F.
I think the fever is finally starting to catch on! Lord....I may even eventually have to name her.
Jake :front: