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Old 09-02-2004 | 10:42 PM
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livbucks
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Default Yahoo again... UPDATE

I went to the club again last night. I tried the thing about dumping a push of the primer powder down the barrel before the main charge. I could not see any appreciable difference versus 777 alone. I was all over the place the first couple of shots. It was me. I settled down and took my time on the last three shots. I did fairly well. A group of three (in a row this time) was a little less than 2 inches at 50 yards. Two of them were in the same hole, or as close as one would expect. You could just distinguish that it was two separate shots. Next trip I'm gonna attempt 100 yards on a few. I find that I have a problem in that I'm not used to the front sight blotting out the bullseye. I have been shooting a target grade scope on my .270 for years, very fine crosshairs. Open sights are an adjustment for me. I had a misfire, it didn't even burn the priming. I wiped the flint and frizzen with alcohol, cocked, and it fired. At home cleaning up, I fired the flint and the sparks were weak, so I took a screwdriver and tapped the edge of the flint all across the edge. I tried it and what a difference, showering sparks. Is that what they call "knapping". I was winging it so I don't know if I was doing it right but it worked. Anyways, I had a "BLAST".
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