January 30th, 1820 Where the Buffalo roam...

[RanchRoper]

Nice day, 30F and not much wind. Everybody has a great day shooting once in awhile and today was my turn. Probably the best 100 yd target I have shot to date with any rifle.

Let's set the stage with a little buffalo stampede....saw these guys on the way back from town yesterday and wife took a bunch of photos, so I thought this would be perfect for a range report to help you go back in time a couple hundred years with me...

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50 grains Triple 7
.490 lead ball
.010 patch lubed with vegetable oil

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50 yds off hand, 4 shots on a 3" target

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100 yds off hand!!! 5 shots on a 10" target

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Shoot safe, and enjoy! RR

[North Country Gal]

You better frame those and hang them on a wall. Congrats, RR.

[RanchRoper]

I just might!

[Headhog]

Congrats RR on some very fine shooting. I'm glad you took the time to share the pictures of the local fauna also.

Paul

[fortyshooter]

Just amazing RR! Question.... are you just frozen in place and nothing moves but the trigger finger? We have same weather way down here this week.

[Hatchdog]

You know that if you were a kid in school and brought work that fantastic home to mom she would hang it on the refrigerator.

Well?

[daytime dave]

That is shooting sir. Thank you for defining it.

Excellent off hand shooting RR. I second Joanie's motion. Put those in frames until something better comes along. Please thank your wife for all the wonderful photographs she takes.

[RanchRoper]

Thanks all. I try to shoot off hand all the time now. I used to shoot from 1 knee position but I really wanted to work on my off hand. So I just make myself do it. The wind is always a factor to contend with but the more I shoot the better I know my rifle.

[Headhog]

Thanks all. I try to shoot off hand all the time now. I used to shoot from 1 knee position but I really wanted to work on my off hand. So I just make myself do it. The wind is always a factor to contend with but the more I shoot the better I know my rifle.

Sounds like a little Zen going on here. You are becoming one with the rifle.

Paul

[BigAl52]

I dont know about RR but Forty you need to start eating a little better. Nice shooting as always RR. Been talking to some very nice Canucks down here. Several of them around.