Banjoman
Eager to learn and willing to teach.
Experimental buckshot and experimental buckshot horn.
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What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?
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still looking at the green part of grass. WAY behind on my build projects. hoping to get out and scare some water fowl.
having fun is harder to do than when i was 70!
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Danger Will Robinson! wives are sometimes able to count! should have made twice that many rests!
Went to the first cub shoot of our year this morning.. We shooting in winter here in Yuma. Shot a .45 cal Seneca 8 times and it did well, shot a flintlock 62-20 smoothbore with sights and prb's and it too did well. Surgically altered back said it had had enough so I came home. Now to clean guns.
Picked up a pound of this this morning on way home from camp. Tried it this afternoon. Initial impression not great. Will try it some more.
Banjoman
Eager to learn and willing to teach.
Did you try it in a percussion or flintlock? Is it real black powder or a substitute?
Danger Will Robinson! wives are sometimes able to count! should have made twice that many rests!
, you're right! Guess I didn't think it thru.
TDM
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Enjoying our first cool, breezy day! Put extra deer feed out first this morning, then headed to my shooting range. First shots with the .54 Woodsrunner with the taller rear sight installed. Started at 14 yards, then 25, and 50. Besides a couple of minor windage adjustments, I didn’t have to do any filing on the rear sight. But it’s shooting a little high at 50 so I’ll probably file the rear sight deeper. All shots were with 60 grs Swiss 3F, .530 cast rb, .020 patch with mink oil lube, and Goex 4F prime. I believe I made 36 shots all told with zero issues. Lock preformed beautifully. Only thing that surprised me is that after 15 shots I started to get flyers to the left, happened twice both at 25 & 50 yards. I cleaned the bore even though I wasn’t having any problems loading and found a slight crud ring had formed both times. After cleaning the flyers went away. Definitely have to experiment with some different loads at 50 yrds before I try further, if my eyes will let me. But I really like the taller rear sight. I have some of @deerstalkert ‘s Super Secret Bear Fat lube to try next time.
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JBird
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TDM
Cannon
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Thank you, the rifle really fits well, just feels good to shoot.
TDM
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Thanks Pete, I do enjoy the range and try not to take it for granted, but I still don’t shoot as much as I should. Going to try and change that.That's a wonderful looking range, TDM! Good results too. Nice shooting. That's some high-end products you are using there - congrats.
Pete
Flintlock. It’s real bp.
Banjoman
Eager to learn and willing to teach.
Hatchet-Jack
54 Cal.
Took my son to Scout Camporee at Friendship. He stuck the hawk 6 out of 8 times. He shot muzzleloader, trap and more, not his first rodeo. I think I recruited one young man in our troop to come back to shoot Muzzleloaders at nationals. I'm trying to do my part to get some of our scouts out there more often.
My boy is the one whittling while waiting his turn.
My boy is the one whittling while waiting his turn.
Installed new nipple in Springfield. Minie balls came in mail today, so now I can roll me some cartridges and it should be ready to shoot.
Justin.44
54 Cal.
Went to the club with my 17 year old son this evening to practice for a match tomorrow. It'll be his first time shooting in one. I was mostly helping him but I took a few shots, some on steel and 4 on paper offhand at 35 yards. I flinched on the first shot but the next 3 were in a nice little group.
