ORIGINAL: wabi

Gun season opens here Monday, so I decided to stick a scope on my new Traditions .50 barrel I got for the pursuit and try it. It has shot great groups with f-o sights, and a red-dot did good, too. I bought a set of T/C Gorilla Grip see-through rings & bases and mounted a new 4X Alpen scope on it yesterday. Headed (actually rushed - I didn't have much time to spare) to the range and used the f-o sights to get the crosshairs on target. Fired 1 shot at 50 yards and was a few inches high, so I lowered the adjustment and tried again. About 2" high - perfect! Move target to 100 yards. Shot 1, dead center 1" high - shot 2, 2 1/2" left 2" high - shot 3, 1/2" right 1" high.Elevation is right where I want it, but the horizontal stringing has me puzzled. I didn't have time to shoot more yesterday, but I got thinking about it on the way home. The wind was gusting a little while I was shooting. I had increased the powder charge of T-7 fromthe 90 I had used previouslyto 100 grains behind the 300 gr XTPs I plan to hunt with.
Looks like another trip to the range before the opener. The group was acceptable for vertical measurement (about 1") but the horizontal size (about 3") is more than I care for. The wind was gusting, but not really all that strong (guessing not over 15mph on the gusts). The stringing being horizontal has me thinking wind, but the extra 10 grains of powder could be a factor.

OK - I'll admit I'm addicted to muzzleloading. Just can't quit with one trip to the range, there's always a reason to have another....... and another.......and another.................................
Should I look for a MA meeting or just head back to the range?????