Did not think I was going to make it out today and it was a great day... But about 3:00 this afternoon I had some time grabbed the 50 cal Renegade and headed to the farm.
At the ML shoot last Sunday I was having trouble with the 100 yard plus shots - i was a lot lower than I thought I should be. Any way got to the set the target board out at 100 yards, it a 2' square board - plenty big to shoot at. Well I loaded up and promptly shot the 2x4 base off the target - could not believe it... Took a second shot cause I thought the first one was a fluke - it was 2" higher but at least on the board.
By the time I got done - I tweaked the gun and it was shooting very well, raised the sight, moved the powder from 70 to 80 grains T7-2f and changed the patch from a .015 to .018 - lost the wad that i thought I needed and now I am a happy camper.... well at least til I shoot it again.
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Keep on Shooting Muzzleloaders they are a Blast
Its nice when it all comes together.. and you got to shoot!!!!
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"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, a total wreck, screaming Yahoo, with a big smile on your face."
Hey Sabot - glad you got out and hopefully solved a problem. I got out too and I think I blew my cheapie Simmons scope up. I couldn' hold a group a 50 yds. Came home and put the Nikon back on. Hopefully Monday will be a decent day and I will get out and sight it in.
__________________ PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO THE RISING COST IN AMMO PRICES I WILL NO LONGER BE FIRING A WARNING SHOT.
A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take away everything you have.
I'm not as good as I'm gonna get - but I'm better than I used to be. "Life without God is like an unsharpened pencil - it has no point."
Glad you got out also.... to bad about the simmons, I have a cheapy Tasco World Class that I know is going to crap out - and I have been saying that for 5-6 years now but the dang thing just keeps working - guess i shouldn't complain...
I am hoping to get some shooting next week also but turkey season starts Wednesday so I am not sure what the schedule is going to be like....
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Keep on Shooting Muzzleloaders they are a Blast
Hey Sabot - Don't hold your breath with that Tasco World Class. I have a 2 - 7x on a Rem 700 30-06 and I don't know how many thousands of rounds have gone down that bore. And that scope is as clear and sharp as the day I put it on.
__________________ PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO THE RISING COST IN AMMO PRICES I WILL NO LONGER BE FIRING A WARNING SHOT.
A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take away everything you have.
I'm not as good as I'm gonna get - but I'm better than I used to be. "Life without God is like an unsharpened pencil - it has no point."
I did! I did get out to shoot!!!!
