great range session (finally ready)

corey012778 · 11-09-2011, 10:20 AM

went to the range to zero in the new scope on my silver eagle sidelock and to check the damage to the zero of the scope on my win apex.

with in 5 shots i was hitting the bulls eye. did 5 more shots just to confirm. that put an smile on my face.

i shot 10 time with my win apex at 50yrds, my knees where bothering me today so I did not want to wake to the 100yrd line. 5 inches high to the right, tried to fine tone it, keep over correcting. finally got it on the last two shots where i was happy with it.

did five more shots with it this time with an lubed bullet first two shots I did where 6in apart. add an wad, two where almost touching one was only an inch or two above them.

had enough time to play with my flint lock, first 5 where about 5in group and about a foot high at 50yrds. did some sight adjustment finally got it to hit the paper barely. i was having major hang fires. but the ignition problems are fixed.
flint lock load
cva plains
first five where with an felt patch and liquid wonder lube (shot the best the patch held together), last 4 with 50/50 crisco and borebutter on an pillow tinkering.
80grs of goex 2f priming charger was hand ground 2f (wooden mortal and pistil)
open sight
i will post pics once I get some time.

MountainDevil54 · 11-09-2011, 10:37 AM

what bullets were you shooting in the silver eagle?

corey012778 · 11-09-2011, 10:40 AM

lee reals 250gr pure lead. they are dropping at about 254gr avg

corey012778 · 11-10-2011, 04:56 AM

finally got photobucket to play nice.
all shots at 50yrds
stone mountain silver eagle 50cal sidelock
65grs of pyrodex p
win #11 mags
lee 250gr REALs soft lead avg of 254grs with wad

sight on my win apex 45cal 1-28 twist
65grs of t7 3f
t7 primer
paper patched lee improved minnie 45cal (.454 dia) range lead avg weight of 313grs

i was having problems fine tuning the scope. all user errors

lee improved minnies 45cals soft lead avg 316grs
red roster lube thinned with crisco and olive oil
push thou an .454 sizer to smooth the lube out
65grs of t7 3f

first two shoot 6 inches apart last 3 where with wads