Black Mountain Magnum's first range trip
 

Well I took the new Black Mountain Magnum Rifle out to the range today. I was set up at 50 yards. I had noticed the sight looked kind of low on the ramp but decided to shoot anyway.

I started out with 70 grains of Pyrodex P, no wad, CCI musket cap, and a 450 grain UC Short Mag conical. Shot #1 was on a clean barrel. #2 was on a fowled barrel. I them made a slight sight adjustment and swabbed the barrel clean. #3,4,& 5 were still too low, so I swabbed the barrel and made another sight adjustment. The next six shots were made without swabbing the barrel shooting the UC short conicals that I make at the house here.

I then swabbed the barrel clean and shot some 375 grain Buffalo Bullet SSB's with the supplied sabots. They loaded very nice. I swabbed between shots. I was shooting 90 grains of Pyrodex P with these conicals. I was kind of pleased so far.

I then swabbed the barrel and loaded 110 grainsof Pyrodex RS and some 250 grain Barnes Expanders with red sabots. They loaded very hard. Holding a 6 o'clock sight on that small piece of duct tape I was very happy with the Barnes and the way they grouped.

It was 74 degrees out, and very windy. I had a strong cross wind on the range, but it did not seem to effect the projectiles too much. For the first time outwith the Black Mountain Magnum I was kind of pleased. The musket caps provided an excellent ignition to the rifle.

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Yep! Ya got a good one, and found some good loads right off.Nice shooting. Have you bought any lottery tickets lately? :D

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Looks like you got a good shooter there Dave. Looks like the deer are going to be in trouble !!!

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I'd like to see how the groups hold together at 100 yards sometime as compared to an inlineusing 209 primers.
Maybe it can outshootyour White Bison?
You couldname thethread "RangeFeud - The Thompson's Vs. TheWhite's". :D

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It is a very comfortable rifle to shoot as well. With the padded stock and the weight of the rifle, it does real good with the more powerful loads...

There is still a lot of playing to do with this rifle. I might throw a scope on this one. I have a mount for it, and it would make a nice longer range rifle maybe. Perhaps after I run a few pounds of powder through it, I will know the rifle better.

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Since it is a single trigger, how is the trigger pull?
Chap

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pretty darn good Dave - looks like you got to make some room for it in your gun safe(s).

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Chap - the single trigger is real good. It breaks clean and no creep. I would guess it around four pounds but I have not tested it..

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Another new one? I lost count. lol. Sounds like a nice one.