I took the little Traditions .32 caliber Deerhunter squirrel rifle back to the range today to see if I was just lucky to shoot just under a half inch 3 shot group with it at 50 yards last week. I'm afraid I was. It does show some promise if I can figure it out. The first 2 targets were shot with the same load as last weeks super group, 30 grains Pyrodex RS under a .310 Hornady round ball patched with a .015 cotton patch and olive oil lube. That patch and ball combo stank!


I shot 4 more rounds at target #3 with the same combo as targets #1 and 2 and said enough is enough. So I switched to some old shirt patches I had cut up a long time ago and olive oil for a lube with 20 grains of FFF Goex and a CCI Mag #11 cap and shot 3 more times at target #3. The group for that load is circled.

That group looked decent so I decided to try 3 more shots with the same load, lube, patch, and ball.

The group was holding pretty good so I tried one more time.
I don't know what happened with the first shot though.

I should have left well enough alone but I wanted to try some pillow ticking for patches. Shots 1 and 2 were with the old shirt patch. Shots 3, 4, and 5 were with pillow ticking. You be the judge. I say I'm good until I run out of that shirt material.