david58
Member
Cross-posting this one from the hunting thread:
After a day at the range today, I am a bit disconcerted about the teamwork my 62 cal flintlock and I were able to achieve. I am trying to get prepared for elk season, and it appears that we aren't dancing together well enough for me to tote my flinter in the woods this year.
I have a 50 caliber rifle that I built years ago, 35" barrel with a percussion lock, which has a stack of trophies and plaques to its credit out in the garage in a box. Sometimes I feel like I can shoot that thing well blindfolded.
So, here I am in NM, with a ML tag timed to be in the rut, and I am anxious. I don't know if I have the time between now and then to get the 62 shooting center at 100 yards, whereas I KNOW the 50 will shoot where I point it.
Any experience with shooting elk with a 50 caliber patched round ball? Bullets are not an option, since the rifling is slow twist and very deep (old Sharon Barrel). I would appreciate your opinion.
I am a 75-100 max range shooter - that is the speed limit I believe a blackpowder muzzleloader puts on the hunter. And at this time of the year, when the elk are in the rut, I'm not going to be taking big shots in the open, but rather putting on the sneak in the deep woods.
Again, your shared experience is appreciated.
After a day at the range today, I am a bit disconcerted about the teamwork my 62 cal flintlock and I were able to achieve. I am trying to get prepared for elk season, and it appears that we aren't dancing together well enough for me to tote my flinter in the woods this year.
I have a 50 caliber rifle that I built years ago, 35" barrel with a percussion lock, which has a stack of trophies and plaques to its credit out in the garage in a box. Sometimes I feel like I can shoot that thing well blindfolded.
So, here I am in NM, with a ML tag timed to be in the rut, and I am anxious. I don't know if I have the time between now and then to get the 62 shooting center at 100 yards, whereas I KNOW the 50 will shoot where I point it.
Any experience with shooting elk with a 50 caliber patched round ball? Bullets are not an option, since the rifling is slow twist and very deep (old Sharon Barrel). I would appreciate your opinion.
I am a 75-100 max range shooter - that is the speed limit I believe a blackpowder muzzleloader puts on the hunter. And at this time of the year, when the elk are in the rut, I'm not going to be taking big shots in the open, but rather putting on the sneak in the deep woods.
Again, your shared experience is appreciated.
