HighUintas
40 Cal
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- Jan 11, 2022
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My flintlock shooting is incredibly horrendous. Like ... I'm doing absolutely great if I can hold a 3" group at 50.
I have no problems with ignition reliability. It's a chambers late ketland and seems plenty fast as long as I keep the frozen clean and flint sharp.
I can't tell if the poor groups or lack thereof are me or the barrel/gun. I built it, and the bore of the barrel has some irregularities. I know I flint a bit sometimes, so it could also be me.
I'm wondering, worst case scenario for a flintlock (bad barrel, bad bedding, etc) what is the expected accuracy at 100 for a shooter that is proficient?
Also, is there anyone within an hour or two of salt lake city that is a good flintlock shooter that wouldn't mind helping me sight in and far and the best load? I'm not good enough at shooting it to do so. And I'd like to see what a proficient shooter can do with it to see if it's me that's terrible or if it's the gun or both. It's a 58 with a slow twist and I'm trying to get it sighted with a good load for a hunt in a few weeks.
I have no problems with ignition reliability. It's a chambers late ketland and seems plenty fast as long as I keep the frozen clean and flint sharp.
I can't tell if the poor groups or lack thereof are me or the barrel/gun. I built it, and the bore of the barrel has some irregularities. I know I flint a bit sometimes, so it could also be me.
I'm wondering, worst case scenario for a flintlock (bad barrel, bad bedding, etc) what is the expected accuracy at 100 for a shooter that is proficient?
Also, is there anyone within an hour or two of salt lake city that is a good flintlock shooter that wouldn't mind helping me sight in and far and the best load? I'm not good enough at shooting it to do so. And I'd like to see what a proficient shooter can do with it to see if it's me that's terrible or if it's the gun or both. It's a 58 with a slow twist and I'm trying to get it sighted with a good load for a hunt in a few weeks.