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Black Powder Fun....1800 style

Post by RanchRoper » Sun Apr 24, 2022 6:51 pm

The range was a busy place today, weather 58F and no wind. The 50 yds range was full of shooters. I did not plan on shooting the 100 yd lane but that's what I had or not shoot at all. So What the heck, go big or go home. :)

Frontier flintlock, 100 yds off hand....I was tempted to shoot from 1 knee but I used will power...haha

50 grains Schutzen 3fg black powder
.480 patched ball

10" target


There was 3 into the wood and not on the paper, but all in all not bad for an old guy! I LOVE this rifle. 8-)


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Re: Black Powder Fun....1800 style

Post by BigAl52 » Sun Apr 24, 2022 7:05 pm

Flintlocks are way cool and I love mine but I also like the caplocks. Looks like meat on the table to me. Better than I can shoot offhand at 100.
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Re: Black Powder Fun....1800 style

Post by Travlin » Sun Apr 24, 2022 9:17 pm

Nice shooting. How come FFFg and not FFg for that big of a caliber. Maybe that is all you could get?
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Re: Black Powder Fun....1800 style

Post by RanchRoper » Sun Apr 24, 2022 10:13 pm

I have FFg too, lots of it. Just thought I'd try the FFFg first because I am priming and charging from the same horn. Next weekend I will try the FFg. I also tried some Triple 7 FFFg in the pan and barrel with no patch or ball and the powder all went off like normal. Just an experiment with a sub powder in a flintlock.
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Re: Black Powder Fun....1800 style

Post by Travlin » Sun Apr 24, 2022 11:13 pm

Too bad we live so far apart as I have a pound of FFFFg that I could give you to prime the pan. What do you use to lube the patch?
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Re: Black Powder Fun....1800 style

Post by RanchRoper » Mon Apr 25, 2022 11:04 am

Bore butter, spit, olive oil… depends. Thanks for the offer, too bad that pesky border is in the way. :)
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Re: Black Powder Fun....1800 style

Post by zara_puppy » Mon Apr 25, 2022 11:41 pm

RanchRoper wrote:
Mon Apr 25, 2022 11:04 am
Bore butter, spit, olive oil… depends. Thanks for the offer, too bad that pesky border is in the way. :)
Nice! Spit is a pretty good cleaner - ask any mom. And I treat my cast iron worse than any metal in my house - and olive oil keeps it in great shape. RR - you may just be on to something here!
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Re: Black Powder Fun....1800 style

Post by Sir Henry » Tue Apr 26, 2022 7:30 am

That is fantastic shooting with a flintlock. Certainly not like shooting cartridges.
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