.50cal Dickert is ready for deer season

[roundball]

Finalized deer hunting load development work for the .50cal Dickert over a few range trips, finishing paper targets yesterday.
Went back fresh again this morning using the deer load to just plink pine cones and 2”x3” short coke cans on the 50yd berm, shooting from my hunting / sitting position.

Ed Rayl’s round bottom grooves on a 42” GM barrel, Deluxe Siler, Davis triggers”¦all very fast and accurate.
90grns Goex 3F / .50cal Oxyoke wad / .018” pillow ticking / .490” ball

If we get another good acorn crop on a ridge I hunt there should be deer moving through there again some of the days I’m there and the Dickert should get it done.

 

[Skychief]

She is a looker and hard on Coke cans Roundball!

Say, how do you like the round bottom grooves? Are they a lot easier to clean like a lot of others have said or no? :idunno:

Skychief.

 

[roundball]

how do you like the round bottom grooves? Are they a lot easier to clean like a lot of others have said or no?

I found them easier to clean, and to seat tight fitting PRBs...and after that experience with my first round bottom groove barrel, two others since then also have them

 

[Tony Logan]

You have some nice looking toys. Beautiful gun, I hope you break it in this fall.

 

[roundball]

You have some nice looking toys. Beautiful gun, I hope you break it in this fall.

Bought this one used...gradually made a few good upgrades to it over the past year or so as I could afford to...hope to christen it this fall too...but even if I don't, its been a good project

 

[Vaino]

Just curious....w/ all those fine looking LRs, how do you determine which one you'll use on any given day? Or...do you have a portable rack mounted next to your tree stand and each LR gets it's chance? :grin: More hunters should prepare as you do and your efforts really do result in some nice deer...Good luck....Fred

 

[roundball]

When all the dust settles after I retire at year end, my target goal is to finish selling off everything else I have left and end up with just 3 Virginias:

.45cal rifle + interchangeable .54cal S/B barrel
.58cal rifle
.62cal S/B

In the end I may decide to keep this .50cal Dickert after hunting season closes, but I won't need it so I doubt it...I really just need to settle on the 3 Virginias...the .45 for weekend range fun, the .58 for deer, and the smooth bores for everything else.

 

[wattlebuster]

She looks like she can get er done roundball :hatsoff: :thumbsup:

 

[KyFlintlock]

Nice looking rifle right there. We'll be watching for pics this fall. :hatsoff:

Wess

 

[Rocky Johnson]

That is beautiful Bill.
But in Michigan we can't afford to shoot coke cans, ten cent deposit.LOL

 

[roundball]

That is beautiful Bill.
But in Michigan we can't afford to shoot coke cans, ten cent deposit.LOL

:rotf:
We don't get any refund but do recycle them of course.
Shooting paper targets gets boring pretty fast and I knew that .50cal hunting load would really beat up my little steel hanger plate target so I save these things whenever they're available...things like these and empty .12ga hulls make great little small size targets for different distances

 

[WALT53]

nice rifle andnice shooting BILL. :thumbsup:
WALT