Still Learning To Shoot The GP Flintlock

[Semisane]

Well guys, I've had fourteenrange sessions with the .54 GP flintlock and have something around 400 shots out of it.
Some days I shoot it pretty well, some days not so well. But I always seem to learn something.

Shot it today a 75 yards with its favorite load and discovered something interesting.

The four targets below were shot from the bench. For the first two, I pulled the stock back very firmly into my shoulder
and used a firm cheek weld to the stock. For the second two, Iheld the stock against my shoulderwith a very light pull and
used a "feather light" cheek weld.

Interesting, eh?

[cayugad]

They claim that a death grip is not the way to hold a rifle, but this is pretty interesting.

[HEAD0001]

I understand your point. But the problem is that you can not use a loose grip in hunting situations. I normally shoot from a supported position when I hunt. So when I really want to know where my FL is hittlng I hold the forearm with my right hand-which is supported by a sand bag. After all what happens in a hunting situattion is really what we are interested in??Or at least that is my main interest. Tom.

[thumper50]

Very interesting!! Going to the range Wed. w/ my daughter. Time for an experiment!!

[Semisane]

So when I really want to know where my FL is hitting I hold the forearm with my right hand-which is supported by a sand bag. After all what happens in a hunting situation is really what we are interested in??

I agree with you there, HEAD. I use the Caldwell shooting rest under the forearmand rabbit ear bag under the buttstock when testing loads and shooting for groups, but for that final sight-in with my hunting load, I hold the forearm with my left hand (the proper one ) with my hand resting on the shooting rest or a sandbag.