Pacific Northwest Shooting...

[Sabotloader]

I have been wanting to go get some shooting for the last couple of days but the weather has not cooperated much at all.  I needed to re-sight my Ultra-Lite back in with the NECG Peep sight installed on a Warne scope block.  I had it sighted in a couple of weeks ago but I ended up changing scope base from Weaver aluminum blocks to Warne steel blocks.  I new the rifle would be close after the switch but I wanted to get it done. 

I was on the phone this morning talking to a friend in Wisconsin and in my conversation I was complaining about our rainy weather.  My friend told me about his current weather then emailed my a picture.... It inspired me... my weather was nothing compared to his - so I decided I needed to go shoot... This is what he is looking at... why should a little rain bother me?



Anyway grabbed the stuff and put it in the pickup and headed to the farm.  I started the paper @100 yds. because according to my bore sight and my general feeling I was sure I would be on paper.  The first two shots were much lower than I expected.  Adjusting the NECG is not a lot of fun for me.  It is what I call a slide and glide or move and guess adjustment.  The directions that come with the sight does provide some general guidelines but it still comes down to move-guess-shoot.  Shot #3 was after the first sight adjustment.  Then another sight adjustment for shots #4 & 5.  I was pretty happy with that but I thought I would move it just a bit more right... 6-7 & 8 and yes - slid to far right.



But still - I am pretty happy with this and a peep sight.  I feel very confident to 150-175 yards with this setup...  The Ultra-Lite is proving to be an excellent shooter.

Speaking of setup - here are a couple of pictures that show today's setup.



Now, I need to put the scope back on and get it dialed in for the fall season...

[oneshot12]

  looks like your getting it dialed in pretty darn good   

[Knocker of rocks]

No one can come screaming around that corner, right?

[Sabotloader]

Good point... but no... still you never know... The farmer was standing there talking to me... Also I really try to stay aware before the shot for un-normal sounds or activities.

Another factor is this area is used a lot for shooting - the farmer has a trap machine and shoots trap there quite often, as well as his kids shooting rifles on site.

Still - you must be aware...

[oneshot12]

 question for you   i see your shooting a pretty heavy load for the 50 cal  I was wondering how often you swab the barrel   . i know some times when i have been shooting the heaver  loads the barrel  will foul  up  and i have seen the shots fly off  but when i sawb the barrel out afterr about every three shots  they seem to group much tighter at 100 yrs shots  just a asking is all

[Sabotloader]

question for you   i see your shooting a pretty heavy load for the 50 cal  I was wondering how often you swab the barrel   . i know some times when i have been shooting the heaver  loads the barrel  will foul  up  and i have seen the shots fly off  but when i sawb the barrel out afterr about every three shots  they seem to group much tighter at 100 yrs shots  just a asking is all

For me it depends... when I am shooting Western style and using #11 mag caps - I have not found a reason to run a swab.  Remember I am using T7-3f and it really does burn fairly clean.

When I switch back to 209 primers - and at that point I switch back to T7-2f also, I find that I can only shoot 4-5 shots before I feel the need to run a windex patch to remove a build up of the 'crud ring'.  The hotter primer causes a different reaction with the powder than does cap ignition.

One last thing.... at the range I run a barely moist patch after each shot.  So I tell everyone that I am shooting a semi-fouled barrel - which is the condition my bore is in while hunting.  I do not hunt with a squeaky clean barrel.

mike

[oneshot12]

Oh I fully understand the difference in the powders and ignition systems .    we all use the number 11 caps over here   and most of the time  we use the 3 f b/p  my son uses  2 f b/p  finds it works better for him    triple 7 isnt something i have really used a lot  but have been looking to change just to see if it cuts down on the fouling  issue.   pretty wet over here during hunting season so we have to keep the powder dry  have always used regular B/p  but do keep asking and looking up to see if there is a good brand to give a try .

[Sabotloader]

I would suggest that you give T7-3f a try, but I am biased... For me it does not foul near as bad as B or the Pyros...

[oneshot12]

like i said have used it before  just not that much  will give it another shot to see if it makes any difference
thks
Russ

[LCPullman]

How does the recoil on the ultralight compare to your DISC extreme and your modern rifle . . . Just trying to get a feeling for what to expect from a muzzle loader. 

[Sabotloader]

How does the recoil on the ultralight compare to your DISC extreme and your modern rifle . . . Just trying to get a feeling for what to expect from a muzzle loader.

I normally shoot a Tikka Lite 300 Win Mag - I believe the recoil of the DISC Extreme to be somewhere near the Tikka.  The Ulite does not seem to have any more recoil other than to me it seems sharper/quicker???

None of these are anything close to the recoil of my Remington 870 12 gage with a 3" turkey load.

I also need to suggest to you that I am not or I would like to believe I am not recoil conscious for the most part.

Hope this might help a bit...

Where are you at in WA... If you are close to Moscow, ID if you want to shoot one let me know...

[LCPullman]

Thanks for the info, sent you a PM.