CS Richmond "sharpshooter" rifle, blasting rocks at the range

[Stantheman86]

I had what appears to be a tang sight for some kind of older rifle , that had been on this ArmiSport CS Richmond before.....so I put it back on along with a Pedersoli "Zouave" front sight which is in reality a copy of the 1855 Springfield "marksman's sight" .

I had burlap I had bought at a craft shop for another "unmentionable " rifle project which never developed, so I wrapped the CS Richmond in period correct burlap and hemp twine.

Would a real Civil War era Sharpshooter have wrapped his rifle in burlap? Most likely not but it's "historically possible " that a Sharpshooter may have wanted to break up the outline of the rifle

The "carbine cartridge boxes" hold 24 cartridges, just enough for a quick range day

1 shot on paper at 100 to get the zero on, one hit on a cardboard deer I found laying out on the range....then I got tired of shooting paper.

So I found a big , long rock and some smaller rocks, and a piece of wood.....and put them on the 100 yard berm

The Minies smacked the big rock that weighed at least 100 pounds, making a nice "thwack " sound. It fell over until I dug it in deeper.

Broke the one rock in half and split the wood apart.....so, I'm at "Minute of an approximately 6" wide rock at 100" zero . It was repeatable , so I'll take it. That would equate to a hit on a 300 yard man. Good enough for me

 

[ORBushman]

Nice! Looks like a fun day at the range.

 

[Piquant]

Nice pictures and write up. On my next trip to the range with my CS 1962 richmond musket I hope to do as well.

 

[Stantheman86]

Sometimes the best way to figure out where a rifle is hitting is to shoot at a reactive target and then you can see your misses in the dirt splashes

I don't know what the scientific or psychological reason is but I was way more consistent when I was shooting at random stuff like rocks , than at a paper target.

 

[Stantheman86]

Nice pictures and write up. On my next trip to the range with my CS 1962 richmond musket I hope to do as well.

Thank You

I have to get my Pedersoli Richmond out again, it's been long I forgot how it shoots

 

[Archer 756]

Who built this rifle South or North

 

[TDM]

Sometimes the best way to figure out where a rifle is hitting is to shoot at a reactive target and then you can see your misses in the dirt splashes

I don't know what the scientific or psychological reason is but I was way more consistent when I was shooting at random stuff like rocks , than at a paper target.

Always more fun to see something move when hit. Good job.

 

[Piquant]

The CSA did, It was basically a copied Springfield with Richmond engraved on it.

 

[Stantheman86]

Who built this rifle South or North

It's a repro of the CS Richmond which was a rifle made with captured 1855 Springfield parts from Harper's Ferry arsenal,......many thousands of stock blanks, unfinished locks and barrels were captured by the Confederates along with the entire machine work and tooling which were set up in Richmond and 3 band and 2 band rifles were put together

I just think they're better looking with the brass buttplates and nose caps, and humped lock plate but the repros are basically just 1861 Springfields

 

[Stantheman86]

This is the Pedersoli version

 

[Stantheman86]

Always more fun to see something move when hit. Good job.

I could have shot at rocks all day

It's easy to keep me busy

My girlfriend texts me like, did you do anything fun today? I'm like, I'm at the gun club shooting at rocks , I'm almost out of ammo though...

A guy came over because he thought I had a Mosin Nagant, then was interested in the muzzleloading rifle ,so I loaded one up and let him take a shot at a rock too , and he smacked it. Guarantee he went home and googled "reproduction musket " because he thought it was the coolest thing ever. He had never fired a muzzleloader

I recovered some flattened Minies from the dirt near the rock......I don't know where the rest of the lead went ....they look nothing like the fake "fired Minies" people sell at living history events that are probably just new cast Minies someone tapped with a hammer and left in vinegar to "mold up"

 

[sportster73hp]

Bummer, reading this march 2023 and none of the pictures are shown.

 

[sportster73hp]

See them now. Must be slow internet.