Post by: Sabotloader on April 21, 2013, 05:33:12 PM
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?
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv130%2Fsabotloader%2FArchive%2FDaveSnow.jpg&hash=699ff2a927c5808429bb8f8411a301b1daef68d6) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/sabotloader/media/Archive/DaveSnow.jpg.html)
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.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv130%2Fsabotloader%2FKnight%2520Ultra-Lite%2F2013-4-21WestTarget.jpg&hash=2b67e81799afb1fba1c9568f230498117c842f5c) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/sabotloader/media/Knight%20Ultra-Lite/2013-4-21WestTarget.jpg.html)
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.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv130%2Fsabotloader%2FKnight%2520Ultra-Lite%2FShootSetup.jpg&hash=93cec2acf5006c61094fc1a380f864fa570ed1d5) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/sabotloader/media/Knight%20Ultra-Lite/ShootSetup.jpg.html)
Now, I need to put the scope back on and get it dialed in for the fall season...
Post by: oneshot12 on April 22, 2013, 08:04:30 AM
Post by: Knocker of rocks on April 22, 2013, 08:23:08 AM
Post by: Sabotloader on April 22, 2013, 09:04:21 AM
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...
Post by: oneshot12 on April 22, 2013, 10:12:21 AM
Post by: Sabotloader on April 22, 2013, 10:23:13 AM
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
Post by: oneshot12 on April 22, 2013, 10:40:17 AM
Post by: Sabotloader on April 22, 2013, 12:23:23 PM
Post by: oneshot12 on April 22, 2013, 12:32:26 PM
thks
Russ
Post by: LCPullman on April 22, 2013, 08:43:29 PM
Post by: Sabotloader on April 22, 2013, 09:12:08 PM
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...
Post by: LCPullman on April 23, 2013, 10:13:58 PM