What a great day shooting PRB's @ the Dinger Farm
Apr 7, 2010 21:56:41 GMT -5
Post by sabotloader on Apr 7, 2010 21:56:41 GMT -5
Avenger and I were able to make another run to the farm this afternoon to do our final sight in before shooting in the 'Spring Fling' in Orofino on Sunday.
It was a great afternoon for shooting. Nic has been pretty much consumed with this muzzleloader thing - so he is pretty much game to shoot anytime I ask....
One thing... Both Nic and I were going to give 'Pillow Ticking' another try. I had tried last year to make my own from from material bought at Johannes Fabric store and this year I bought some untreated patches off the wall in Tri-State. He was using his new mixture of 'Moose Milk' and I was using another mix made for me by old ML shooter in Troy - that I had met at a Rondy a couple of years ago.
Nic is shooting 80 grains of Pyro select and I am using 60 grains T7-2f. I load a bore button between the powder and the patch because of the heat of T7. Both of us were collecting our patches - his were not very good looking at all - they would have a burned thru slot under the ball and mine just about completely desinegrated - just pieces laying around on the ground. Not to mention the shots were erratic as heck.
I gave up before he did and switched back to my regular .015 all cotton patches. it was not long and Nic was making the switch also. From that point our shooting accuracy increased immensly....
It did not take long to get bored with a paper target so out came the clay pigeons.... placed @ 50,75, and 100 yards. At that point things became competitive, well for this old man anyway.... And in my defense I was not shooting my normal reliable Renegade, i had just gotten a new to me ebay barrel that morning dropped it in my last unused Renegade stock and decided with some encouragement from Nic to shoot it. I was reluctant at first because I was somewhat dissappointed in the condition of the bore. But I yielded and ran a couple of Montana bore conditioner (patches were YUK!) well, we packed it up and headed to the farm. After shooting it - I now declare that i got a really good deal on this old Rene barrel. It shoots great!!!!
It was agreat day at the farm...
Shooting starts @ 10am Sunday morning @ the Spring Fling... uall come ya hear....
It was a great afternoon for shooting. Nic has been pretty much consumed with this muzzleloader thing - so he is pretty much game to shoot anytime I ask....
One thing... Both Nic and I were going to give 'Pillow Ticking' another try. I had tried last year to make my own from from material bought at Johannes Fabric store and this year I bought some untreated patches off the wall in Tri-State. He was using his new mixture of 'Moose Milk' and I was using another mix made for me by old ML shooter in Troy - that I had met at a Rondy a couple of years ago.
Nic is shooting 80 grains of Pyro select and I am using 60 grains T7-2f. I load a bore button between the powder and the patch because of the heat of T7. Both of us were collecting our patches - his were not very good looking at all - they would have a burned thru slot under the ball and mine just about completely desinegrated - just pieces laying around on the ground. Not to mention the shots were erratic as heck.
I gave up before he did and switched back to my regular .015 all cotton patches. it was not long and Nic was making the switch also. From that point our shooting accuracy increased immensly....
It did not take long to get bored with a paper target so out came the clay pigeons.... placed @ 50,75, and 100 yards. At that point things became competitive, well for this old man anyway.... And in my defense I was not shooting my normal reliable Renegade, i had just gotten a new to me ebay barrel that morning dropped it in my last unused Renegade stock and decided with some encouragement from Nic to shoot it. I was reluctant at first because I was somewhat dissappointed in the condition of the bore. But I yielded and ran a couple of Montana bore conditioner (patches were YUK!) well, we packed it up and headed to the farm. After shooting it - I now declare that i got a really good deal on this old Rene barrel. It shoots great!!!!
It was agreat day at the farm...
Shooting starts @ 10am Sunday morning @ the Spring Fling... uall come ya hear....