Thanks for posting Quin! How did you do at the shoot?
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Welcome Kelvin and thanks for posting! You have the same problem that I and many others have - holding steady consistentlyFirst time participating in this, been printing each months target for last 3 months and finally got to get out and shoot some.
Rifle is a .54 Allen F.A. Santa Fe Hawken (actually .53 cal).
And I forgot to include the grain of powder, which was 80 gr for both targets.
Shot one off hand and one rested on a single shooting stick.
Didn't seem to make much difference.
First 2 shots off the stick were low while I was trying to figure the sight picture, last 3 went better.
Off hand target is my usual, start out blazing with a couple in or near the bull, then... gradually flame out under the pressure of trying to keep a good thing going.
Placed 1st in the 100 yd target 42/50, placed fifth overall. Always have that single miss that hurts the total score.
Nicely done Quin!
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Smoothbore off hand, no rear sight. Northwest Trade Gun
.600 RB, pillow tick patch
70 G 2F
A paltry 15 score. Just missed on my 2nd shot, it landed outside the scoring zone. Fun shoot, absolutely beautiful November day in the Heartland.
Just for S&G I took one shot at 50 yards. Pretty pleased with that, I need to hang on to the target and try for a group at 50.
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70 G 2F
A paltry 15 score. Just missed on my 2nd shot, it landed outside the scoring zone. Fun shoot, absolutely beautiful November day in the Heartland.
Just for S&G I took one shot at 50 yards. Pretty pleased with that, I need to hang on to the target and try for a group at 50.
Thanks for posting 11th corps. I need to finish my Kibler Colonial in .58 smoothbore- looks like it will be fun!
Gary thanks for continuing to do this. It was a good reason for getting out to shoot and fun to shoot
Thanks ! Looks like you had a really nice day to get out and shoot! Happy Thanksgiving
got my pistol target shot today. 15 yds, offhand, score 35.
.36 cal LePage percussion
.350 RB
.020 patch with Ballistol/water lube
10 gr Swiss 3F
.36 cal LePage percussion
.350 RB
.020 patch with Ballistol/water lube
10 gr Swiss 3F
Thanks Gary, I’m down South for a bit so no snow.
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It’s a Pedersoli Lepage. The maple stocked version with browned barrel.
Thanks for posting nessmuk!
I finally got my new printer working so I can join in each month. I shot offhand( which I’m not very good at). I was shooting my kibler smr in .36. My gun was loaded Friday for the last evening of squirrel season. When I hunt I use homemade bear grease. Didn’t get a shot so shot today out of my ball block and pre measured charges.
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decided to shoot this months with the rifle i finished last week. it really shows promise.
score of 30. 25 yrds benched.
54 GM barrel
birch stock.
Haddaway lock
this is the only time i have used 777. friend died and left me 6lbs. plus i wanted to see if it would work in a flintlock. seems to work just fine.
score of 30. 25 yrds benched.
54 GM barrel
birch stock.
Haddaway lock
this is the only time i have used 777. friend died and left me 6lbs. plus i wanted to see if it would work in a flintlock. seems to work just fine.
