My brother and I went out to the range today and I said lets just take our time and enjoy it rather than get in a rush.

I used 90gr 2fg Goex, .490" round balls, .020" patches lubed with Anti-Rust & Patch Lube, Damp swab between shots.

At the beginning, my flintlock was shooting solid, but then started to get real funky once I adjusted my sights. I took 5 shots and was scratching my head when a thought hit me to check the tang screw. Sure enough, it was loose almost 2 full turns. This is why I always bed the tang and trigger plate. I'll clean the rifle tonight and prep it for bedding as it needs it.

After I tightened the screw, I took 3 shots, cleaning between each shot and walked away more than happy! I may also change out the bead front sight for the german silver blade sight that I have in my little collection. Personally, I think the bead sights are better suited for hunting rather than target shooting.



We also cut patches at the muzzle,


Better sun light should help improve that group. Wind was iffy today and so the orange would be nice and bright even with sun glasses on, then I'd have to take them off in order to see the target due to clouds moving in and ruining the orange dot. Worse however, was when I'd get shadow and light on it streaming in from the pines. That really limited my sights.

Great day of shooting though. No fuss, just dirty hands, the smell of sulfur in the air and lots of smoke.