.58 MS Virginia by Allen Martin

[Mike Brooks]

No reason to load her up with a big load either, Start out light, and once you've got the flinch whipped move on up to where she starts to shoot good. No big rush.
My grandpa, who used to shoot at camp Perry, used to say there was no reason to even shoot a gun if you have a flinch.
Anyone notice how much barrel that gun is showing?

 

[J.D.]

No reason to load her up with a big load either, Start out light, and once you've got the flinch whipped move on up to where she starts to shoot good. No big rush.
My grandpa, who used to shoot at camp Perry, used to say there was no reason to even shoot a gun if you have a flinch.
Anyone notice how much barrel that gun is showing?

Yes, I did notice how much barrel is showing. Looks good to me. Allan knows his bidness.

Your grampa was a wise man.

I learned to shoot a flintgun well by dryfiring several times a week for a month.

I did nothing but flash powder in the pan for several days a week the second month.

The third months exercise was to fire 20-30 gr powder charges at a target positioned about 20-25 ft away. All shooting was done off hand.

The POI was about 12 inches below the center of the bull. That's OK, 'cause you are only shooting for a group. Your groups should get pretty good fairly quickly.

An accurate load was worked up after all of these exercises, and a week later I placed second in a field of about 100 competitors, competing against both cap and flintguns.

I haven't done any shooting for so long that I need to begin the process all over again. :redface:
J.D.

 

[THORNAPPLE]

That Allen Martin sure is a tease! All I got to say about his guns is...WOW! :bow:

 

[colmoultrie]

I love seeing Martin rifles. They are beautiful, comfortable, and accurate. I was shooting my Bucks Co. on Sunday, and I was getting a nice 10 shot group @ 50 meters offhand. I was actually shooting an informal match, and I had to hurry to get off ten shots offhand in 1/2 hour, loading from a horn into a measure and out of my bag. The organizer actually tried to recruit me for the International Muzzleloading team, although I think he was just being kind, because the group, while good for me, wasn't anything like people here say they are getting. Boy is that a fun rifle to shoot!

Congratulations! :grin: