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Author Topic: My Beloved LongShanks  (Read 1873 times)

Offline sse

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« Reply #15 on: March 30, 2009, 01:21:43 PM »
You can count me among the ranks of those who place the words "my beloved" before discussion their riflegun...LOL!   :shake
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« Reply #16 on: March 30, 2009, 02:54:46 PM »
Looks great Jerry. Far as I'm concerned, no other gun beats the looks and style of a flinter.
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« Reply #17 on: March 30, 2009, 03:00:06 PM »
Come on Jerry, have you shot it yet? We need to know. Is it fast? Does it spark good? We need a range report!  :)
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« Reply #18 on: March 30, 2009, 04:50:30 PM »
Well fellows I took a pocket of Rich Pierce flints and a 80 gr pan charger and just walked around yesterday afternoon, dry firing just the prime powder, getting the feel of the rifle, lock and used to the flash.
I still have a lot to learn about flinters but I burned the whole 80 grs before I loaded a ball. My concentration was on the shot follow through and not flinching. I got off 5 complete rounds with 4 of them hitting the target the other one went who knows where! Other than the smoke and hiss I can't tell any difference in the way the rifle gun shoots  

Happy Jerry  :lol
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« Reply #19 on: March 30, 2009, 06:27:15 PM »
Jerry, FWIW....sounds to me like you're using a little to much prime...2 to 3 grains of FFFFg is more than enough, an equal amount of FFFg should also do the job.....either way, you shouldn't be hearing, or seeing, that so called "hiss".

On all my flinters, I get a quick flash and a very sudden boooom before I can even think of flinching. After a bit of practice, you will not even notice that flash.

Holding longer, if such can be said, is a great idea and I personally believe it helps although the experts say the ball is already on the way...that may be, but long time rifle shooting has taught me to hold, hold, and mark...meaning you call "exactly" where the shot broke on the target before you even bring the rifle down....

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« Reply #20 on: March 30, 2009, 06:53:34 PM »
Unc Russ
I corrected the hiss today
The problem was in the ventliner slot orientation and countersink which I played with a little
Now if I get a flash in the pan I get a shot: no hiss no hesitation seems just as fast as the caplock
Now all I need is  someone I can trust to either load or not load  the rifle to help get rid of my daggum flinch when I know it's loaded   :oops:
I also got to bench the rifle because I am still 4" low at 25 yds
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« Reply #21 on: March 30, 2009, 08:14:52 PM »
The fun has begun!!!   :shake
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« Reply #22 on: April 30, 2009, 01:26:08 PM »
Looks Great and I liked it before but that was what was missing....no flinter...now it looks perfect!

Russ is a good advisor, but I have to say I am quite proud of just how fast I can flinch! I can probably flinch faster than any lock ever made and can prove it!
The scientists at Los Alamos now say things like " in Point Zero Three Nanoseconds or, One Simon Flinch"
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« Reply #23 on: April 30, 2009, 01:32:28 PM »
Thanks Simon

As much as I hate to admit it over the past weekend I carried LongShanks to our club shoot. After shooting Saturday I cleaned him and propped him up against the back of my 1 Ton pickup.
Guess what happened next?
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« Reply #24 on: April 30, 2009, 01:39:21 PM »
DAAAAANGITTT!! Jerry, fill us in!  Did you knock it down and just skin it or did you drive off and run over it or what?????
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« Reply #25 on: April 30, 2009, 02:25:34 PM »
Quote from: "mark davidson"
DAAAAANGITTT!! Jerry, fill us in!  Did you knock it down and just skin it or did you drive off and run over it or what?????

All the above

Probably what saved the most damage was the soft soil and the dual rear tires. We completely tore the gun down and inspected the stock and found a tiny crack at the back of the lock inlet. Several people looked at it including a couple of gun builders and think it is OK. I shot it in competition on Sunday and scored 120 out of 240 which is very normal for me. I have since repaired the crack with epoxy and learned a valuable lesson.  :oops:
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« Reply #26 on: April 30, 2009, 02:51:08 PM »
MAAAN!  I am sorry for your misfortune but I am glad it seems to have worked out OK! A little crack and a simple epoxy fix is a blessing after such an incident.  On a happier note, I got my fowler on Tuesday!!  It's a beauty! I hope to get to shoot it this evening and see how it patterns. My guy still has not got your barrel out of the TC Hawken but I am sure it will work out OK and I will get it to you.
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« Reply #27 on: April 30, 2009, 03:00:38 PM »
Sometimes Misfortunes are learning experiences
No One was hurt, guns can be repaired or replaced
Hope your gun works out fine   :shake
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« Reply #28 on: April 30, 2009, 03:56:50 PM »
Real sorry to hear about that JB...bet it made ya sick.
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« Reply #29 on: April 30, 2009, 04:27:23 PM »
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Real sorry to hear about that JB...bet it made ya sick.

Yep up to the point I realized not much was hurt
Then I was happy
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