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Been awhile since I posted a report. Shoot mostly steel these days. But this morning trying to dial in at 100 yds better. Tend to pull right often. This is an 8” target. Making corrections as I go.

60 grains 3F
.015 patch
.480 lead ball

Looks good to me. Id be lucky to hit paper

Ya that’s all me, nothing wrong with the rifle. I shoot the caplock better than the flinter.

Makes two of us. Im alot better with the capper but at 100 yards Id still be lucky to do that good. I havent even sent a ball down range yet this year. Ive been shooting more pistols and 22LR lately. The weather here with as wet as it has been has really messed up shooting much. I hope to change the roundball shooting though in Aug and Sept.

I’m going to another rendezvous on Sept long weekend.

That's good shooting with a flintlock. I like my flintlocks and used to shoot them all the time but haven't had one out in over 2 years now. The old heart just doesn't work like it use to.

Jim

Making smoke might do your heart some good.

If I nailed that target to a tree and tried to hit it at 100 there would be a good pile of splinters and a fresh target for another day!
Great shootin' RR !

Haha thanks!

fortyshooter wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 20, 2023 6:36 pm

If I nailed that target to a tree and tried to hit it at 100 there would be a good pile of splinters and a fresh target for another day!
Great shootin' RR !

Well said!

Not a thing wrong with Roper’s target. Down right holy.

RR you talents with those ol' smoke poles are many. Keep up the great work.

Paul

It was a good day of shooting and spent the afternoon relaxing in my camp. Jerky for supper though, too dry to have any fires. No hot coffee today but lots of cold water in the cooler.

All Davy would have seen of me would be elbows and backside on a fast horse.

RanchRoper wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 20, 2023 10:46 pm

It was a good day of shooting and spent the afternoon relaxing in my camp. Jerky for supper though, too dry to have any fires. No hot coffee today but lots of cold water in the cooler.

Yesterday I was thinking while making a pot of coffee with an old fashioned percolator that Ranch Roper was probably making boiled coffee in his camp. Sorry to hear you can’t have a fire, can’t even start a day without coffee.

Ya the fire would improve camp life for sure. I intend to camp well into the fall and early winter so there will be coffee!

I just wanna see ya go fishin like Jeremiah Johnson did and let me know how many you caught

Ha…that scene always makes me laugh. The very last thing you would want in winter is to get soaking wet rolling around in a creek.

BigAl52 wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 21, 2023 10:12 pm

I just wanna see ya go fishin like Jeremiah Johnson did and let me know how many you caught

Jeremiah Johnson was a great movie IMHO, always like.
"Pilgrim, ya ever skinn'd a Griz"?

Nice shooting RR

RP

“Skin that one an’ I’ll bring ya another!”

Nope, not a thing wrong. I'd probably need to prop the barrel on your shoulder just to shoot. As always, good shooting.