Got to shoot my .36 today.

[reddogge]

These are the first 10 shots out of the rifle since Brad Emig worked on the lock last fall. 10 shots, 50 yards, Swiss FFFG powder, .350 ball, dawn and water patch lube, pillow ticking patches cut at the muzzle, H&H barrel. The flyer occurred when the barrel heated up in the sun and I was getting mirages. The group measured 1 1/4" without the flyer.

 

[Gtrubicon]

That’s a beautiful thing!

 

[Trench76]

Excellent! That's what you want to see a 'squirrel rifle' do!

 

[olskool]

very nice,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[oldwood]

You have done well.

 

[reddogge]

So I was holding on the bottom of the black so it's printing approx. 2 1/2" high at 50 yards. I'll give it a try at 100 to see how it does.

 

[duca]

Nice!

 

[oldschoolhunter55]

These are the first 10 shots out of the rifle since Brad Emig worked on the lock last fall. 10 shots, 50 yards, Swiss FFFG powder, .350 ball, dawn and water patch lube, pillow ticking patches cut at the muzzle, H&H barrel. The flyer occurred when the barrel heated up in the sun and I was getting mirages. The group measured 1 1/4" without the flyer.

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Very nice shooting and a beautiful gun. Congrats

 

[Yewbender]

Rich, get’n ready for squirrel season i see!

 

[reddogge]

Rich, get’n ready for squirrel season i see!

Gary, but I also have a sweet little .32.

 

[Gtrubicon]

I’d like to see more of this rifle!

 

[TDM]

Good shooting and nice rifle @reddogge!

 

[PghDad]

Beautiful gun! How many grains of powder were you shooting?

 

[reddogge]

35 grains Swiss FFFG. This was before I redid the lock panels.

 

[Mtman725]

Nice shooting, it's great when things click.

 

[SPQR70AD]

I dont see how the barrel could heat up to affect the shot. I bet the mirages were the reason for the flyer

 

[reddogge]

I didn't mean the barrel heated up from shooting. It was out in the sun and mirages were coming off of it which caused that miss.

 

[SPQR70AD]

I didn't mean the barrel heated up from shooting. It was out in the sun and mirages were coming off of it which caused that miss.

Oh OK that is what I thought. you shot an excellent group

 

[Percy]

Very nice rifle and excellent group. Squirrels will not be happy.

 

[reddogge]

I'll have to take some new pictures. The color on this rifle has mellowed considerably from these first pictures.