Because that's what I am.

Yesterday I took the Swamp Dragon with the .50 caliber barrel to its first range session.



The scope was set for the 33" .54 caliber slow twist barrel. So I knew it would have to be adjusted for the new barrel.

I was pleased to see someone had left a large cardboard box on our rifle range. I put the box about twenty feet from the bench, loaded the Dragon with 85 grains of Pyrodex RS under a 300 grain XTP in a Harvester long black sabot and took a shot at the center of the two-foot high box.

Wow, a BIG adjustment was needed. The bullet just barely clipped the top of the box. So I made gross adjustments to the little Simmons 4X ProDiamond scope. Then I put a target on the 50 yard frame and took another shot with the same load.

It was on paper. After another scope adjustment I took five more shots. This is where the "happy camper" part comes in. Here's the 50 yard target.



Shall we try 75 yards?



How about 100 yards?



OH YEAH!

Now I know some of you guys have been posting those CVA/Blackhorn targets with two or three shots touching at 100 yards. But anytime I can consistently get five shots into less than two inches at 100 yards I'm happy.

Well, right then and there I decided to leave the .50 caliber barrel on the Dragon for opening day next Saturday.

So I tweaked the scope again - took five more shots at 100 yards - smiled - and cleaned the gun.