Some Hundred Yard Play

Went out to the club today to do some shooting. I froze my but off. some how I managed to walk out the door with the wrong coat on. Brrrrrrrrrrr.:party:

I did tough it out for some shooting though.

Today's Guest of Honour

Lyman Great Plains Hunter caplock in .50 cal.



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Being fed a steady diet Of some Precision Rifle Bullets.

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First up was the 2F GOEX


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Then I was going to try some BH209 but got a hang fire with it. I was using # 11 caps so they may not be hot enough to light this powder reliably. So in any case after the one hang fire I didn't want to press my luck so I put the BH209 away for the day.

Now enter some 2F T7.

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That 2 inch circle sure looks real tiny at 100 yds. lol The circle sat right in the middle of my front sight blade. Looked like a little sliver so I'm not sure it was the target being so small that I drifted high.

Any who it was a good day shooting except for wearing the wrong coat. lol

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Nice shooting! Looked like a fun day.

This info was taken directly from the BH209 website.

2. Will Blackhorn work with a #11 percussion or musket cap primer?

NO. #11 percussion caps, or musket caps do not have sufficient strength to ignite Blackhorn 209.

That's some fine shooting (especially open sights).... Very nice

Thought that might be the case but hey, I had to try and see for myself. lol

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Gotta b happy with those results, good shootin

Thanks fratri.

I was shooting from a bench.

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Thanks fratri.

I was shooting from a bench.

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Even so... That's still some fine shooting. Lots of guys couldn't do that good with a scope.

Those are some great groups, Aaron! That 90 grs of T7 especially.

Thanks bdog and Pete.

I liked the 90 T7 too. I'll have see if I can do that again. It was pretty windy today coming from my 6.

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There's some nice consistency with the 100gr and 105 gr. Nice shooting. Would like to see the results if you were shivering.

I think it likes the 100gr Goex ...I like that group.

Great exercise HA, it sure shows how much of a difference the small amount of powder added or subtracted can make.

I too find the diamond shape works better for open sights, you can bring up the front sight just into the pocket of the peak. Even a 6" round 'bull' is lost behind my front bead at 100 yds.

Good shooting. Love to see someone out this time of the year !!

Thanks Bo D and MikePal.

Ya I ran out of those big black thingy's. LOL They're small too at 100 but at least they are bigger than the blade and you can get the blade up into it.

Next time out I have a can of American Pioneer 2F and some 3F Goex to try with these bullets. What I like about them is they're 220 gr and very little recoil regardless of the powder charge.

100gr 2F 2 1/4" C-C
105 gr 2F 2 1/2" C-C

85 gr T7 2 9/16" C-C
90 gr T7 1 1/8" C-C

With the amount of wind today I am very happy for the most part. (Edit: Actually I'm really happy I hit paper each and every shot. LOL)

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Nice shooting. I still prefer holy black over any substitute.... Especially in my Hawkin....

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Me too but it's fun to play with the other stuff from time to time. LOL

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Yup that is good shooting with open sights and would take any deer at those distances.

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Yup that is good shooting with open sights and would take any deer at those distances.

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As long as I had a good solid rest and a standing deer. lol

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