Just an observation

[dave951]

All good replies gents. Me, I’m just hoping deer hunting with a ML becomes fun and a challenge again. Recently ditched the inline and bought a new traditional rifle. It’s still to be seen if I can hit anything smaller than a barn door with it.

I wouldn't sweat it. Take time to get the load right and magical things can happen. This is one of my iron sighted Civil War competition muskets at 50yd with minies.

 

[Columbus]

A few years back I went to my local gun club to shoot my Lyman GPR. A few fellers were having fits spraying and praying with their unmentionable, and couldnt hit...squat. I slowly went through my loading , and promptly put two shots into one hole at the x. (happily admit a particularly lucky outing). At range check, I pulled my target, happy with my results. Walking back I was asked "done already? Hit anything?" I handed them my target and just said " its all about the first shot...not the last. Quality beats quantity each time". okay, I was a bit smug. I let them keep the target. Black powder...its about making the first shot count.

I had a similar experience, also with a Lyman GPR. Range was flooded and we were all limited to the 25 yd target boards. That was ok with me as all of the local club matches were offhand at 25 yds. There were two guys, said they were Navy Reservists shooting an AR15 at the next bench and they were actually having trouble keeping it in the black, let alone the 10 ring. I'd worked up a load of 40 gr FFFG, .530 round ball and a greased pillow ticking patch. It was so accurate at 25 yard that you could pick what part of the 10 ring you wanted to hit. I don't remember how many one hole groups I shot, the guys with the AR looked surprised at first, concerned next, then just pissed off and they packed up and left. They could not believe that muzzleloader outshot them that bad.

 

[ML48]

I had a similar experience, also with a Lyman GPR. Range was flooded and we were all limited to the 25 yd target boards. That was ok with me as all of the local club matches were offhand at 25 yds. There were two guys, said they were Navy Reservists shooting an AR15 at the next bench and they were actually having trouble keeping it in the black, let alone the 10 ring. I'd worked up a load of 40 gr FFFG, .530 round ball and a greased pillow ticking patch. It was so accurate at 25 yard that you could pick what part of the 10 ring you wanted to hit. I don't remember how many one hole groups I shot, the guys with the AR looked surprised at first, concerned next, then just ****** off and they packed up and left. They could not believe that muzzleloader outshot them that bad.

The first mistake was the AR15 shooters...Navy explains it all. Go against some experts with a .270/ 30-06/ 30-30/ 5.56 / .308 ... they might just take you to the cleaners

 

[mushka]

Some people know how to shoot, some don't.