:thumbsup: Looking good!
Olde Eynsford
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Thanks. I can't shoot any better than that. This rifle makes it easy.
hanshi
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:hmm: I need to try some OE and see if I can come up with your accuracy.
I do like the OE, but it also could be my new Great Plains Rifle too. It's sure not me, I'm not doing anything different as far as I can tell. This beats my best targets using my .50 T/C Renegade, and I've been shooting it for more than 30 years. I still haven't shot OE out of my Renegade, but plan to do that next week some time, just to see if the powder is making a difference in my targets.
Wow, Bill Knight, the "Mad Monk" -- he was a wonderful student of black powder.
Had the Olde Eynsford out to the range for the fourth time and I really like it. Not much cleaner than regular Goex that I can tell when swabbing between shots, but it is easier to clean at the end of the day. Also, noticeably less smoke, which ... I kind of like a lot of smoke, but I can live with it. I like the way it pours, seems to be a dryer powder than regular Goex and pours extremely well. It seems to be very consistent shot to shot, too. I'm sold on it in 2f, and will probably order a lb. or two of 3f next order just to see. I've always preferred 2f though. Anyway, my .50 GPR loves it. The jury is still out on my .50 Renegade. My new GPR is getting all the range time now ... love the way it feels and shoots.
SgtMaj said:
Did you reduce charges with the OE, or stay with what you used for Goex?
I reduced it from 60 grains Goex ff, which was my ideal target load for my .50 Renegade, to 50 grains of OE ff on my GPR. It was pretty hot when I shot it at 60 grains, noticeably hotter. Got really good results on targets at 50 grains too. I'm going to kick it up to 55 grains next time out just as a test. I'm still shooting mostly at 35 yards and want to go out to 50 now that it's getting warmer. Our cold and windy March and April were both hard to get consistent quality targets.
