T/C Black Mountain Magnum

[cayugad]

Today I wanted to suffer...



Thank goodness that one is not real accurate since it sits in the hot sun like I was doing. The ones in the shade said it was only 85º and 84º so take your pick. It was HOT OUT!

The rifle used today is a;

Rifle: Thompson Center Arms Black Mountain Magnum .50 caliber
this rifle does have a DEEP QLA
Ignition is musket cap, traditional, and the caps used were CCI
Powder: Pyrodex RS 100 grains loose & Triple Seven 2f
Projectiles: 300 grain Shockwaves
350 grain Traditions all lead Keith Nose .429 diameter
Harvester crushed rib sabots
Swab: Rusty Duck Black Off
Distance: 50 yards open fiber optic sights

I started out with the Shockwaves. These things were very hard to load. I actually thought about getting some crushed rib sabots. Instead I muscled them down with a range rod. And made sure I swabbed good between shots.



I shot the first two and was surprised it was shooting so high with the 300 grain Shockwaves. So I changed sight pictures and shot the rest of them off. #5 I attribute to Semisane and all his silly rules. Also I hate fiber optic sights on a sunny day.



I then used patches and basically swabbed the rifle clean. I then decided to switch over to Triple Seven 2f as the Pyrodex RS was really producing a lot of fouling for some reason. Maybe it was the humidity. I loaded 100 grains of Triple Seven and them big Keith hollow points.

Shot #1 surprised me. The rest of them, although a little high, pleased me for the open sights.

I also shot some 460 grain No Excuses Conicals. The camera battery went dead. Probably heat stroke. But other then the bullets hitting four inches low, they shout about the three inch group. Not the best I ever did with conicals. I was shooting 70 grains of the Triple Seven. Still were they hunting accurate at that range... sure were.

50 yards is not that far, but I am finding more and more that with open sights I just can not shoot the distances like I used to. I could blame the poor shooting at long distances on the rifle or load, but in all honesty, I think it is me.

[Semisane]

Not bad at all for heat, sweat, and iron sights. Pretty soon you're going to be like me and convert all of your iron sights to peeps. It do make a difference for tired eyes.

[sabotloader]

cayugad

Dang! at least you got to shoot - I really wanted to get out and shoot a Remington 700 45 cal ml... but I ended up mowing and watering the yard instead...

I do not really remember the 'Black Mt' - but apparently you make it work for you...

Nice shooting...

Still have not run across those BP's, but I am still on the lookout for them...

[cayugad]

The Black Mountain Magnum is a New Englander with a 1-28 twist barrel. It is a traditional rifle that is able to shoot pellets they claim and works off a musket ignition. It is also a true magnum able to handle 150 grains of powder, pellet or loose.

[falcon]

That is some real good shooting.