500 Yards, Stock 1:48 Twist TC Renegade .50 Cal

[Eterry]

If anyone wants to read about some fantastic shooting of muzzleloaders check out Walter Cline's book, The Muzzleloading Rifle. He had facsimiles of targets made at what most call long range at witnessed matches. And account's of the heavy bench guns making INCREDIBLE shots during the ACW.

Here are

pics of what's on the book. The book goes into greater detail about precision shooting with muzzleloaders. They measured groups differently in those times, but a tight group is a tight group, regardless.

 

[Bad Karma]

So, a 40 shot 2-3/4” group at 220 yards? Roughly… pretty good shooting!

 

[Philip A.]

The wager was $200, which translate in $7,500 today... That would keep you focused

 

[Eterry]

So, a 40 shot 2-3/4” group at 220 yards? Roughly… pretty good shooting!

I'm sure they used, at least, an aperture sight. The book tells of many more shoots, in the mountains, with Sgt York and his brother being very active with muzzleloaders into the 1930s. It goes into detail as to sights allowed.

 

[Eterry]

The wager was $200, which translate in $7,500 today... That would keep you focused

You dang right. I've never seen a match with THAT kind of money on it. Not even close. I've had the book nearly 30 years, read it often. It still impresses me.

 

[Bad Karma]

I'm sure they used, at least, an aperture sight. The book tells of many more shoots, in the mountains, with Sgt York and his brother being very active with muzzleloaders into the 1930s. It goes into detail as to sights allowed.

Oh yeah, we can learn so much from those who’ve gone before…