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Offline Sagedawg

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Anyone shooting yet?
« on: April 01, 2008, 07:02:54 PM »
Got out a couple of times but to damn wet n windy to focus on working up some new loads. Anybody had better luck than me?


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Re: Anyone shooting yet?
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2008, 07:07:36 PM »
Sure would like to but my shoulder wouldnt take the punch of a 22 let alone my .270......

Shot my pellet gun though last weekend......LOL........

really though i did shoot it, sort of hard to shoulder because my arm is so weak, but i did it......

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Re: Anyone shooting yet?
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2008, 07:12:32 PM »
I've been shooting a couple of times a week for the last month or so. I shoot my bow at least once a week. Just had to order some more bullets, I've shot a box of a hundred thru my 338 this year.

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Re: Anyone shooting yet?
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2008, 07:34:44 PM »
Continiously, except for the longbow.

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Re: Anyone shooting yet?
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2008, 07:36:33 PM »
shooting at least a dozen from each pin of a 5-pin sight, just got my rifle back from the gunsmith and he called today to let me know that the other one is done too. gonna be shooting alot more in the coming weeks but just now, only the bow.
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Re: Anyone shooting yet?
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2008, 07:40:53 PM »
i shoot whenever i get a chance.

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Re: Anyone shooting yet?
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2008, 09:44:26 AM »
I shoot at least twice a week, mostly .22 rifle and various handguns.  I’ve been out a couple times trying to find a load that works in my ML rifle but I’d be embarrassed to show those results.

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Re: Anyone shooting yet?
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2008, 09:50:29 AM »
I've put about 2,500 rounds down the tube of my rimfires, but nothing centerfire yet this year. Took a few "new" shooters out plinking to familiarize them with guns--I think I made two more converts.
One of which was very anti-gun before I drug her out...now she's begging to go again!

Been itching to find that *right* new bow and get to shooting.
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Re: Anyone shooting yet?
« Reply #8 on: April 17, 2008, 04:39:55 PM »
Well I won’t be driving any tacks with this rifle but that’s a 100 yard group I can live with.

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Re: Anyone shooting yet?
« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2008, 04:48:46 PM »
i shoot about 25 22lr's a day. when im staying over night at the barn watching mares, i am constantly on the prowl for rats.. their tricky little suckers and they make for good practice with a pellet rifle.. about every other day with my recurve.
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Re: Anyone shooting yet?
« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2008, 07:41:50 PM »
Tightening things up a bit.


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Re: Anyone shooting yet?
« Reply #11 on: April 29, 2008, 06:29:39 AM »
Thats a great group for 100 yrds with a ML. I have a hard time keeping 5 shots in a 4 inch group. I do have new sites but I think there dialed in, its me probably. I was shooting allot until last month when I hit my hammer on my TC on the bench at GH sportsman club and broke the sear. I just ordered a new one and some extras as this is twice now.  :bash:
Anyway hope to be out again soon.

What kind of load are you shooting? What gun?
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Re: Anyone shooting yet?
« Reply #12 on: April 29, 2008, 08:14:26 AM »
The load for that set was 60 grains of Triple Seven FFFG, a wad of lard and wax impregnated cotton, and an un-patched .535 Speer round ball.  The rifle is an Umberti .54 cal Santa Fe Hawken. 

I’ve gotten a lot of good advice from Slenk and I’ve been doing a good bit of range work with various loads.  My groups have ranged from over 18” to what you see there.  There are a lot of variables; propellant type, propellant size, charge size, ball size, patch or no patch, patch thickness, lube, etc.  This seems to work best for my rifle. 

I still need to do some sight adjustment.  I was holding on the top of the gray box, about a 4”-5” drop.  But first I’ll try upping the charge until I start to lose consistency.

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Re: Anyone shooting yet?
« Reply #13 on: April 29, 2008, 08:36:58 AM »
I shoot year round something always that need some work or tinkering
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Re: Anyone shooting yet?
« Reply #14 on: May 01, 2008, 06:57:06 PM »
I might break out the front stuffer this weekend. was thinking of trying those powerbelts with 115 grains of fff out of my black diamond.

 


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