What Did You Shoot Today?
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Snakeoil
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Guilty. But I can live with it.
Tested out a weaver v12 on my 10/22... previously had issues with it running out of windage adjustment on my varmint blaster...
V12 is good to go... no issues, adjusted back to about the middle of the windage range when sighted in on 50yd metal silhouettes and had fun!
So problem is either with the mount or rail... just completely took it down, inspected the mount and rail for burrs or other issues, cleaned and taken care of it... now have a known good scope in there to test out today or later this week.
V12 is good to go... no issues, adjusted back to about the middle of the windage range when sighted in on 50yd metal silhouettes and had fun!
So problem is either with the mount or rail... just completely took it down, inspected the mount and rail for burrs or other issues, cleaned and taken care of it... now have a known good scope in there to test out today or later this week.
JonB
Halcyon member
10 days ago, I got out to the range on a 33º sunny day with the Henry BBS 41 mag...I wanted to blast up a few boxes of old WC ammo. I'm just posting this now, as I forgot I took a photo of a target. I was gonna take more photos of the gun and such, but the battery on my photo died.
Anyway, shot off-hand at 25 yds.
Anyway, shot off-hand at 25 yds.
Snakeoil
Well-Known Member
With the block mounted, I put my 15X Lyman STS on the .32-40 and headed to Wilton to get some sight settings. Well, it seems that using my .38-55 as a guide for block height was a bit flawed. The 7/16" rear block was way too hight. With the scope screwed down as far as possible, I was hitting the top edge of the pig at 300 yds. The good news is that I put 3 rounds in about a 2 inch group. I cranked the scope up to shoot at the turkey at 400 and the iron sight settings I was using as a guide were way off due to the 30" barrel on the rifle. And Charlie was at the other end of the firing line and decided to shoot at the same target. We both fired at the same time and he hit the target. But I thought I had hit it, which made me feel quite spiffy, only to have the follow-up shots never even hit the berm. I had two guys spotting and there was nothing to be seen. Well, I finally figure out that it had been Charlie that hit the target, not me. And that I was probably a turn and a half higher than I should have been. I cranked the scope down and was now under the target. Cranked it up, but not enough and hit low again. I had 1 round left. I cranked the scope up 3 minutes which is what the last impact said it needed to go and drill that sucker dead center. Alas, no more rounds so done for the day.
Came home and took the rear block off the .38-55. It is a 3/8" block which required an 0.062 shim to get out to 500 yds. I put the 7/16" block from the .32-40 on that rifle and the 3/8" block, sans shim, on the .32-40. This should have me about 14 MOA above hard zero elevation at 100 yds. Might just head back to Wilton tomorrow and get some sight settings for the upcoming match on Sunday. I think that the rifle really wants a block about 0.100" shorter. If that turns out to be the case, I'll have to machine one of mine as Steve Earle does not do custom.
Came home and took the rear block off the .38-55. It is a 3/8" block which required an 0.062 shim to get out to 500 yds. I put the 7/16" block from the .32-40 on that rifle and the 3/8" block, sans shim, on the .32-40. This should have me about 14 MOA above hard zero elevation at 100 yds. Might just head back to Wilton tomorrow and get some sight settings for the upcoming match on Sunday. I think that the rifle really wants a block about 0.100" shorter. If that turns out to be the case, I'll have to machine one of mine as Steve Earle does not do custom.
462
California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
Smith & Wesson 6 1/2" Model 624 .44 Special
Lyman 429421 ~255-grains
13.0-grains of 2400
Ten-yards, off-hand, single-action
Five warm-up shots:
Switched to Lee 240-grain and the same 13.0-grains of 2400, 20 shots.
The 5 1/2" .357 Mag. Ruger New Vaquero's targets were not spectacular enough to post.
Lyman 429421 ~255-grains
13.0-grains of 2400
Ten-yards, off-hand, single-action
Five warm-up shots:
Switched to Lee 240-grain and the same 13.0-grains of 2400, 20 shots.
The 5 1/2" .357 Mag. Ruger New Vaquero's targets were not spectacular enough to post.
Snakeoil
Well-Known Member
Picked up my buddy Steve and headed to Wilton so get some scope settings with the .32-40 High Wall. Got on all the targets from 100 to 500 and had 2 rounds left over which was lucky because I forgot to get a setting for 150 yds. Estimate 5 MOA up from 100 and drilled it in the center twice.
Poor Steve was doing the same with his Miroku High Wall in .32-40 and after about 15 shots it just went click. Put in another case, same. No firing pin strike on either case. So, I checked the firing pin and it was moving freely. He dry fired the rifle and it went home and pushed the firing pin forward. Chambered a round and as I was spotting her his mutter to himself about it not cocking. I look up and the hammer is down. I tried to cock it manually and the sear would not engage. So, dropped it off at our shooting buddy Kevin's place. He did the trigger work on the rifle originally. He thinks it is a spring in the trigger assembly that might be weak.
I do not understand why Miroku designed a totally new trigger assembly for the High Wall. The original John Browning/Winchester design works great and I have never seen one fail. And there have been a lot on the Wilton firing line over the years and I own both a High Wall and a Low Wall and the only issue I ever had was a 100+ year old spring lost its life. I retempered it and it worked fine again.
Miroku put aluminum parts in the assembly and the hardened parts are only surface hardened. So, if you grind on the sear, you may hit the fudgy center.
Poor Steve was doing the same with his Miroku High Wall in .32-40 and after about 15 shots it just went click. Put in another case, same. No firing pin strike on either case. So, I checked the firing pin and it was moving freely. He dry fired the rifle and it went home and pushed the firing pin forward. Chambered a round and as I was spotting her his mutter to himself about it not cocking. I look up and the hammer is down. I tried to cock it manually and the sear would not engage. So, dropped it off at our shooting buddy Kevin's place. He did the trigger work on the rifle originally. He thinks it is a spring in the trigger assembly that might be weak.
I do not understand why Miroku designed a totally new trigger assembly for the High Wall. The original John Browning/Winchester design works great and I have never seen one fail. And there have been a lot on the Wilton firing line over the years and I own both a High Wall and a Low Wall and the only issue I ever had was a 100+ year old spring lost its life. I retempered it and it worked fine again.
Miroku put aluminum parts in the assembly and the hardened parts are only surface hardened. So, if you grind on the sear, you may hit the fudgy center.
Ian
Notorious member
Took the Kibler for a woods walk this evening, blasted off about 12-15 rounds and cleaned it. I'm working out my gear at this point. Cutting patches at the muzzle is for the birds, as is using a short-starter. Next project for that rifle is to cone the muzzle for the .445" ball and .018" patches it likes and either cut square patches or make a punch out of one of the ump-te-dump dozen partial sets of hole saws I have floating around in a box. Also need to finish my left-handed powder horn.
One thing I really like about a 'Murican flintlock rifle is the rear sight is located so far forward that my aging eyes can clearly see it and it's a joy to be able to see a plain notch and blade sight picture again! I'll probably have to put a dovetail in the middle of the barrel in another 5-10 years but for now it's great.
One thing I really like about a 'Murican flintlock rifle is the rear sight is located so far forward that my aging eyes can clearly see it and it's a joy to be able to see a plain notch and blade sight picture again! I'll probably have to put a dovetail in the middle of the barrel in another 5-10 years but for now it's great.
Ian
Notorious member
Or a pic rail and reflex optic. I'd be the first person to build a modern "tactical" flintlock.
Winelover
North Central Arkansas
Not a flintlock, but years ago I put a Ultradot on my LH 54 cal Renegade for low light deer hunting. It's mounted in Kimber double lever rings and base that was drilled to use the existing rear sight tapped holes. Also have a TC tang sight that is temporarily removed, cause it's just in the way........... but could be used as back up, due to the Kimber base is so low.
Initially, I tried the tang sight with a light pipe front but still wasn't able to see the front sight that first half hour of legal shooting time. Hence, the Ultra Dot.
oscarflytyer
Well-Known Member
Couple days ago, but... Old 1942 vintage Winchester 75 target rifle inherited when my FIL passed. None of the boys wanted the heavy target gun, and knew I had competed in small bore rifle. I love the thing! But couldn't sight it in, as rear peep had to be too low. I think it was set for a junior shooter long ago. I finally rolled the rear peep up where I could get a good sight picture and shoot it. Shoots great, but high. So new higher front globe sight is in bound. Unfortunately, rifle has a Refield 65, and I can't find one of those, so Lyman 17 it is. This one has an old model Lyman 57E rear. VERY nice!
Gun was obviously US Property of some sort, but not specifically marked. Has a 3/8" metal medallion pressed into the fore-end tip (rack #, I'm sure). AA stamped on the side of stock (no clue), and an A on grip, and P on the base of the pistol grip. The P matches the stamp on M1s/03s. Serial dates the rifle to early 1942. Wish I knew it's pedigree!
I also have an old 10x competition shooting jacket and glove. I am going to have some old school fun with this when I finally get it set up!
Gun was obviously US Property of some sort, but not specifically marked. Has a 3/8" metal medallion pressed into the fore-end tip (rack #, I'm sure). AA stamped on the side of stock (no clue), and an A on grip, and P on the base of the pistol grip. The P matches the stamp on M1s/03s. Serial dates the rifle to early 1942. Wish I knew it's pedigree!
I also have an old 10x competition shooting jacket and glove. I am going to have some old school fun with this when I finally get it set up!
Mitty38
Well-Known Member
Mossberg Silver Reserve 2 20 guage shot gun. (Club Gun). Remington #6.
Private invite clay pigeon shoot.
Had 60 people show.
6 round. Identical club guns, same ammo. No call.
Cold, slight mist.
With a wild card draw, on the 3rd to even out the number to 16 on that round.
I made 4th round.
Cost me $66 with ammo and all.
Top shooter took home $2000. Second place took home $1000.
I took home a cold chill and a little bit of shoulder soreness. LOL.
Wish I had the cash to get in on more of these a lot of fun and bragging rights.
Private invite clay pigeon shoot.
Had 60 people show.
6 round. Identical club guns, same ammo. No call.
Cold, slight mist.
With a wild card draw, on the 3rd to even out the number to 16 on that round.
I made 4th round.
Cost me $66 with ammo and all.
Top shooter took home $2000. Second place took home $1000.
I took home a cold chill and a little bit of shoulder soreness. LOL.
Wish I had the cash to get in on more of these a lot of fun and bragging rights.
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
Augusta Arsenal: repair, inspection or rebuild.
fiver
Well-Known Member
didn't get to shoot nuthin.
but the power went out for a couple of hours.
which usually makes me drag out the beam scale, and uncover the window in the gun room.
meh,, pulled the cover off the end Ponsess and seen what it was setup for.. hmm that ain't green-dot.
ohp it's titewad.
think i still have a jug of that,,, rummage,rummage, blow,blow wipe,,
yeah there's one, crammed completely full,, might as well burn it up, and those Fed err maybe those 30-K fiocchi wads i got for pretty much nuthin.
hmm make that 50-K wads, where the hell did those boxes come from?
never mind just get one it's dark down here.
but the power went out for a couple of hours.
which usually makes me drag out the beam scale, and uncover the window in the gun room.
meh,, pulled the cover off the end Ponsess and seen what it was setup for.. hmm that ain't green-dot.
ohp it's titewad.
think i still have a jug of that,,, rummage,rummage, blow,blow wipe,,
yeah there's one, crammed completely full,, might as well burn it up, and those Fed err maybe those 30-K fiocchi wads i got for pretty much nuthin.
hmm make that 50-K wads, where the hell did those boxes come from?
never mind just get one it's dark down here.