Deadeye said:It's sad that persons that don't know how to shoot
can't accept the fact that someone else can. Persons that put down other shooters to try to make themselves look better only hurt themselves.
Deadeye
Dan Phariss said:Deadeye said:It's sad that persons that don't know how to shoot
can't accept the fact that someone else can. Persons that put down other shooters to try to make themselves look better only hurt themselves.
Deadeye
Find some impeccable witness and have him witness the shooting, affirm the target is genuine and that the firearm *really is smooth* and not scratch rifled or in some other way "improved". Yeah, scratch rifling smooth bores for use in "smooth bore" matches has been done before, documented to the 19th century at least and makes for a sure winner. Smooths rifled with a lead lap and coarse energy will shoot well for about 100 shots.
If you ever come through Cody, WY or Big Timber Montana I should be able arrange a little shooting contest. But be sure to bring money for entry fees and side bets.
Dan
Greenmtnboy said:Dan Phariss said:Deadeye said:It's sad that persons that don't know how to shoot
can't accept the fact that someone else can. Persons that put down other shooters to try to make themselves look better only hurt themselves.
Deadeye
Find some impeccable witness and have him witness the shooting, affirm the target is genuine and that the firearm *really is smooth* and not scratch rifled or in some other way "improved". Yeah, scratch rifling smooth bores for use in "smooth bore" matches has been done before, documented to the 19th century at least and makes for a sure winner. Smooths rifled with a lead lap and coarse energy will shoot well for about 100 shots.
If you ever come through Cody, WY or Big Timber Montana I should be able arrange a little shooting contest. But be sure to bring money for entry fees and side bets.
Dan
Hay count me in!
me and the wife will be coming through in the spring to work on our land in the Yaak.
I'll come and take yer money.
:haha:
Well Rich, since that isn't exactly a traditional fowler anyway, why not just take the easy route and add a rear sight to raise your point of impact? That may or may not also tighten your groups.rich pierce said:I hope I get lucky with my next smoothbore build. My 20 ga Green Mountain barrel (1" octagon, 34" long) shoots low and it's been a bear to try to bend it. I might have to use a hydraulic jack or something. I can always get 8" groups off the bench with just a front sight at 50 yards but that's not good enough. I do have an occasional good group but I think that's just luck/compensating errors. So it's used only for small game with birdshot. I might try dimpling the round balls, see if that helps. 70 grains FFG Goex, .600 round ball, .018 ticking, spit patch. Doggone gun is percussion so I don't use it much anymore anyhow.
Deadeye said:It's sad that persons that don't know how to shoot
can't accept the fact that someone else can. Persons that put down other shooters to try to make themselves look better only hurt themselves.
Deadeye
Hawkthrower said:I have a .54 cal smoothie built by Steve Krolick
that will make 6" groups at 50 yds MAX. After that its not real bad at 60 but 70 is anybodys guess. It has been my deer hunting gun for the last 8 years and I have taken 6 deer with it. None over 40yds, 2 running at about 20 to 30 yds. It has won 6 smoothbore matches mostly because I am pretty good at breaking clay birds with it.
I said all that so I could say I agree with you.
Anyone who says they can shot to 140 yds with a smoothbore is living in la la land. :yakyak:
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