arcticap

Here's a video by someone that practices a unique method of preparing his sabots and bullets for long range shooting.
As John Maddan would say, "Now this is what muzzle loading is all about!!!!"

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omegasmoke

Wow! He looks like he's shooting at the moon. I don't know how he can even see the target. It's pretty interesting. He's done his homework that's for sure.

cayugad

A very interesting video. It seems that there is always a different way to get the best results.

ronlaughlin

What he does there certainly is nice shooting. However is all that special attention really necessary. The reason i ask is because of my own experience shooting a jug at 371 yard, maybe half the size of his target. No special pains did i take. Just loaded and shot. Also, i think he would get better results using 300g bullet.

Now i will have to shoot further, just to see.

omegasmoke

I agree. The more I think about it, just about any one who knows their rifle could accomplish that with just a little practice. Once you know where that bullet is going to be at 420 yds I think you could do what he does without all that extra attention. Quite frankly if your dialed in, then a 2 sq. ft. target should'nt be that difficult too hit, especially in his situation. He has the advantage of holding on a position well over the target because he has a hill behind it with bushes and such he could use as a hold point. Have him hold on a blue sky in flatland country and I think his results wouldn't be so impressive.

mack166

You never actually see the bullet strike the target just hear a metal clang I see more dirt kick up than reaction of the target in my mind not saying he's not hitting it but you never see a close up of the target if he is hitting it then I would give hit a good job but like said before if you know your gun and load like most of us do then you should be able to hit a 2ft square target at that distance

bronko22000

The elevation he is holding on that rifle reminds me of my youth. I had a Daisy spring powered air rifle that I carried with me all summer when I was around 8-10 yrs old. That old air rifle was so worn out but I knew its trajectory like the back of my hand and I would routinely take out targets (mostly starlings) out to 50 yds with it. I miss those days. No cares, no worries, just pure fun.

Blackpowdersmoke

If he's so concerned with oil/lube from the wad contaminating his set-up, why doesn't he just use dry wads???...BPS