armymedic.2
45 Cal.
- Joined
- Feb 12, 2007
- Messages
- 586
- Reaction score
- 1
the moron- me
the scene- a crisp thanksgiving morning
the object of desire- christening my first fowler build, firing a 62 cal ball at a deer.
sunday- load the fowler.....no deer....unload the fowler
Monday-load the fowler.....should use paste lube on this patch.....ahhh.... i've got an entire fiber wad in between the powder and patch it will be fine, why i bet i can leave it like this for a week!..........no deer.
tuesday- no deer
wednessday- deer out of range
thursday- deer out of range.....followed by deer in range....YAY!!!!!!!.....stalk ten yards to get the shot.....hammer back.....front sight... trigger press......shhkkk- plap!......what happened?.......deer gittily bounding away as i sit chuckling to myself at her luck ( i already made meat this year for me and friends so now im hunting for pleasure and meat donations)
i don't know why i left it loaded with my target hunting lube. I really don't. just lazy i guess. figured it would be fine. it was not. anyway, lesson learned that i already knew, and something entertaining for you to read and the deer to be thankful for.
i did not hit the deer at all, im not even sure the ball reached it....no recoil, no real smoke, no crack, just --"PLAP!" instead of "Boom!" i figure only about 1/4 of the powder actually burned. pretty funny.
hope you enjoyed my moronic morning! use the right lube when hunting! DEERRRRHHHHHH
the scene- a crisp thanksgiving morning
the object of desire- christening my first fowler build, firing a 62 cal ball at a deer.
sunday- load the fowler.....no deer....unload the fowler
Monday-load the fowler.....should use paste lube on this patch.....ahhh.... i've got an entire fiber wad in between the powder and patch it will be fine, why i bet i can leave it like this for a week!..........no deer.
tuesday- no deer
wednessday- deer out of range
thursday- deer out of range.....followed by deer in range....YAY!!!!!!!.....stalk ten yards to get the shot.....hammer back.....front sight... trigger press......shhkkk- plap!......what happened?.......deer gittily bounding away as i sit chuckling to myself at her luck ( i already made meat this year for me and friends so now im hunting for pleasure and meat donations)
i don't know why i left it loaded with my target hunting lube. I really don't. just lazy i guess. figured it would be fine. it was not. anyway, lesson learned that i already knew, and something entertaining for you to read and the deer to be thankful for.
i did not hit the deer at all, im not even sure the ball reached it....no recoil, no real smoke, no crack, just --"PLAP!" instead of "Boom!" i figure only about 1/4 of the powder actually burned. pretty funny.
hope you enjoyed my moronic morning! use the right lube when hunting! DEERRRRHHHHHH