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Author Topic: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?  (Read 17335 times)

Offline No Powder

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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #135 on: May 04, 2024, 01:26:38 PM »
Good info from John. I decided I wasn't going to waste a lot of black powder at our woods walks. So I tried to find 2 loads for each of my rifles. One for woods walks, and one for deer hunting. When working on those 2 loads for my TC 54 Hawken, I discovered 65 grains was the first light load that seemed pretty accurate. Then I had to go up to 95 for the next accurate load. And if I decide to try the shingle with the 54, I'll use the 95 grain load. That's with FFG Goex, .015 TC dry patch, cut down to 1 1/8" dia. and LV patch lube. (Just saying).


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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #136 on: May 17, 2024, 05:46:47 AM »
I am plan to try the Rev Challenge today if the temp stays under 100 degrees.
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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #137 on: May 17, 2024, 06:55:49 AM »
100*. You could cast round balls on the sidewalk. :luff:
 We're hanging in the 60-70s for the next week or so.
 Much more better for me.
  Good luck and go shoot ..
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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #138 on: May 17, 2024, 03:14:41 PM »
I am plan to try the Rev Challenge today if the temp stays under 100 degrees.
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That's Texas for you!  My Sweetie is from there.  She moved to Alaska in 1972 and never looked back, except for family visits.

But, there are folks who like it there!  I guess lots of businesses are moving there from the "progressive" states. 
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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #139 on: May 17, 2024, 10:46:28 PM »
And you cannot really blame them.
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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #140 on: Today at 03:18:44 PM »
Here's today's attempt at the Revolutionary sized target. This is what happens when you use a rifle that has a much lighter trigger pull than your other rifles. Premature shots don't cut the mustard, and don't earn any money from the 49er.  :luff: [ Invalid Attachment ]


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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #141 on: Today at 03:35:52 PM »
Keep on keeping on. Still better than me.
 I tried the other day with my new load ball etc. . missed 2 o'clock high by about 9" hit the guy in the next column ha!
 I'll try again next time out.
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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #142 on: Today at 04:16:56 PM »
That’s far better than my latest.
The camera lense wasn’t big enough to capture the hole.
Not giving up. Gonna keep trying. It’s only failure when you stop trying.
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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #143 on: Today at 05:39:39 PM »
Do any of you guys have an almost uncontrollable urge to try again after you miss the first time? It was almost all I could do from taking another poke at it. But I instead, started working on the Sgt. York target.  Was drawing a blank when trying to use this contraption today, so I don't know if Nessmuk got my pictures or not. Certainly nothing to write home about. But look on the bright side, I didn't have any misfires. :toast


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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #144 on: Today at 06:50:00 PM »
Hold on thar No Po, you only get one poke per rifle per day, as Archie used to say, "Stifle yourself", :laffing plus you're already the only two time winner in Morgan's band of brothers  :bl th up, so you're probably his Sgt. Major  :laffing BTW, did you put the ramrod in its proper place before firing?
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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #145 on: Today at 06:54:06 PM »
Yes and I am ashamed to admit that I succumbed to the temptation and took a second shot. Although I will only submit a target if/when I hit on the first shot as the rules state.
“We’re supposed to be surrounded…we’re paratroopers” Captain Richard Winters, Bastogne 1944

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Re: Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?
« Reply #146 on: Today at 07:25:46 PM »
Hey there's an honest man. And 49er, I figured you needed your chains rattled a little after that vacation. Furthermore if you did send me another portrait, I'd have to send it back. Salty taught me everything I know (you know, about honesty).


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