J.R. said:
On the Cabin Creek websight the following comment has ben posted by a customer regarding what he was able to do with one of their rifles:
"Enclosed are photos of 2 buck that were taken with "Yorktown" rifle. The first was shot at 160 yards. The second one was shot at a strong 275 yards. This should say a lot about the craftsmanship of your rifles. The quality is outstanding and I believe the finest made. If anyone wants a rifle of the finest workmanship, I would be happy to expound your rifles."
275 yrds :shocked2: We argue around here about 100 yrd shots being too far for an open sighted flinter. I don't know how he did this. Lets assume that he is shooting the .54, and also lets assume he has got that thing loaded up to where he is getting 2000 fps at the muzzle, which is possible. At 275 yrs that round ball (again I have to assume he was using a round ball) has dropped over 10 feet and is only packing a little more than 200 fpe. The ballistics notwithstanding, how do you aim in the field at these distances? No doubt this rifle from Cabin Creek is a beauty, but this 275 yrd shot seems pretty fantastic to me. Can enyone else shine some light on the facts here?