Dutch's system works

[Coalforge]

Dutch's system works well. I still haven't got the Ballistol but weighing the balls and patch thickness got me 4th place at the Hawken Shop Birthday Shoot. Tied for third but lost the tie breaker by half a ball.The other fellow was 1/4 inch closer to the X.I was shooting a '60's vintage Sears Roebuck 50 cal.

 

[necchi]

It get's better :wink:
Keep workin it man!!

 

[Sunkmanitu Tanka]

I am a flintlock shooter from Belgium ... last year I bought myself a TVM Iron Pennsylvania ... a georgous gun that with the help of Dutch Shoultz system helped me to get great results! Again Dutch: many thanks you helped me out in a great way to improve my shooting!

 

[Dr5x]

I remember the one and only subscriber from Belgium. An elderly gentleman nammed Robert Adam or Adams from 10 0r 15 years ago.

You apparently have employed the heart of the System.
Most happy subscribers skip the maine purpose of the System and celebrate the effect of some small part of the peripheral things like consistency, or the tween shot wipe which they seem to think is the whole 9 yards but which is the application of simple logic.
My entire purpose in writing anything was to point out the incredible effect of handling the selection of the shooting patch,

I tend to nag about this because people who employ it are usually stunned as much as I was when I stumbled across the practice.

Thanks for the post.
When did you subscribe and what edition of the System do you have. It should be the 23 edition.

Dutch

 

[wulf]

I have Ballistol but haven't gotten around to
using it yet. Does it really work that well???

 

[rdstrain49]

1.6" at 100 yards and I called the third shot about an inch low. With a flintlock no less.

YES, I'd say Dutch knows what he's talking about.

 

[Dr5x]

When you are shooting for group. I suggest that you use a smaller black target.
The bigger the black area of the target, the greater possibility of losing your front sight against all that black.

I found that a black target no bigger than three inches
seemed to tighten everything up.


In some movie about 10 years ago, Mel Gibson said
"Aim Small, Miss small" and , oddly, that seems to make sense.

Thank you for the kind words.

Dutch Schoultz.

 

[Dr5x]

The use of Ballistol in my Dry Patch lube System is to ensure each shooting patch is lubricated exactly the same as every other shooting patch to eliminate some high hits and some lower hits on target with all other aspects of your loading being the same.
The interesting side effect is that it shows you how to get the lubrication as close to right as possible for your rifle.

My surprise was in developing it I learned there is such a thing as "Too Slick".


Dutch

 

[Sunkmanitu Tanka]

Hallo mr. Schoultz! My name is Ludo, and I am probably "the other" Belgium shooter who bought your system! I have received your papers in 2009, dated 18 June. I then used your system on my 40 year old Pedersoli Kentucky, and later I also used it on a Pedersoli Frontier. Recently I used it with great success on my new TVM Iron Pennsylvania... When I bought your system, you very generously elaborated and gave me some very good advice on how to go about with things. Again, thank you for all your help and advice!

 

[ohio ramrod]

It is interesting in this modern time how many people are "keepers of the secrets". While Dutch is a " spreader of the word". He has been a willing helper to hundreds of shooters over the years. :idunno: :idunno:

 

[wulf]

Thank you Dutch.

 

[Dr5x]

Ludo,
I dimly remember the name, so there were actually two Belgian subscribers.
If you will send an email to me at [email protected]
I'LL SEND YOU A GREATLY EXPANDED COPY OF THE CURRENT EDITION

I WANT MY OLD SUBSCRIBERS KEPT UP TO DATE.

I'M GLAD YOU HAD SOME SUCCESS WITH IT.

DUTCH SCHOULTZ

 

[Dr5x]

Dear OHIO Ramrod,
Thank you, I have been trying for Sainthood but may have to discontinue as I am having trouble my various costs on what had been a break even situation.
.
The word has been spread and should be continuing to spread on its own

I have never been particularly outstanding in any endeavors where my brother who just passed on was a 3 star Admiral so I get some positive results in my own small world from the thanks and whoops from the folks who actually follow the whole nine yards and experience the delight I stumbled acros
My sadness is when I get thanks from someone who accidentalylets me know he is only using a wee part of the things I have come across and developed.

Thank you for the good thoughts, but I DO get a great good feeling when I get success stories so it's not all one sided.

Saint Dutch

 

[Dr5x]

There have been no posts I can comment on for the past several days so I will have to bore you with odds and ends.
They are eating up an ax throwing venue in Vally Park Missouri with a number of lanes , each dedicated to the various Fire companies in the greater St, louis area.
I find this puzzling as I don't see firemen throwing axes in their general line of work,
My son is all thrilled about this but his interest isin throwing knives which has learned to manufacture over the past year or so.
I could never get him interested in the entire muzzleloading wonderland.
I had my eyes opened widely when communicating with one of our European members who told they have an intensely competitive shooting setup using very low powder charges. For instance shooting a .45 caliber rifle at targets 550 meters away using a 45 grain powder charge firing a .445 ball.

As I consistently used a 73 grain charge tof off to accomplish the same goal I was amazed .

Some years ago there was gentleman in Colorado winning all sorts of competitions using a 32 grain chare in a ,45 caliber rifle. I never did figure that one out either.
I sorely miss being able to spend time at a range continuing to experiment .

I would also have liked to explore long range Muzzleloading which one of our Forum members has done so well in competitions at the Bisby range in Englad.

So many things yet to do and no possible chance to do them.


Every year at the close of ML Hunting season I get orders from folk who go to all the trouble of thee hunt get a good opportunity with a deer in their sights and miss.
I think this will be my last year

DutchExcuse the typos as I can barely see the keyboard

 

[1100 Remington Man]

Well Dutch I bought your system and did a lot of reading before I ever touched off a round.
As I tell my Son there are two ways to learn something, I can tell you the fire is hot and you can listen or you can put your hand in the fire and feel the heat your self.
I still have a lot to learn about this Muzzeloading thing but I enjoy hunting the woods in Iowa when it's not so crowded.
Take Care Dutch

 

[Dr5x]

Stoy,
There are woods in Iowa? Those tall treed are corn stocks.


Your post didn't indicate whether you learned any thing from the System..


I hope it did.

Dutch

 

[Wes/Tex]

Stoy,
There are woods in Iowa? Those tall treed are corn stocks.
Dutch

That sounds like everyone's comment first time they come to Texas...

"My God, you've got trees! Where are all the mesas and saguaro cactus?"

Arizona! :haha:

 

[1100 Remington Man]

I learned how to prepare my patches 1 to 7 to try different thickness patches. How to clean my rifle.
Truth is I read it every time before I go to the range because I just don't have a lot of muzzleloader experience and I'm refreshed in my mind of what to do when I break it out.
Yes Iowa has a little timber but we are loosing more every day.
What we do have is good Deer Hunting on Public Hunting ground. Bad news is where you shoot it is where you start dragging your deer from as no motor vehicles allowed on Public land.
I even told my Best Friend maybe we should try Elk hunting out West with Muzzleloaders, so yes the bug has bitten me.

 

[Dr5x]

I spent a brief few months in Fort Bliss after the e second war to end all wars had just ended and there was a tour to go see the tree but I was on KP that dayy.

Dutch

 

[Dr5x]

Stoy,
The odd thing is with all its land, it is difficult, I am told, to find a place to hunt in Texas. At least in the general Austin area.
I am puzzled a bit by your posts. I can't tell if you are happy with your rifles' performance or just making do with whatever is happening.

Are you getting decent groups or not? My interest in muzzleloading is in getting the rifles to be accurate when firing off a bench so that you can be accurate when firing offhand while hunting.


Let me know if there might be some help I I might provide.

Dutch