Glad to see you making smoke with it Rob,,, as it should have been from the get-go!
Looks like you had a great day for shooting, and I noticed in the video right off the feller under the canopy must of hit a long range clanger with his rifle. Was he using a muzzle loader or a black powder cartridge rifle?
joe, that's a very private "community range" that i'm privileged to shoot at, with distances out to 700 yards (but longer might be coming, too!).
a really fine crew of folks, with a grille set up for good eats, and we do imbibe some responsible brews during lunch. it is a very very rare pleasure to be able to shoot firearms of all types, from muzzleloaders to hi-power match grade centerfire target guns, be amongst such good folk where we're all recognized as quite responsible and safety conscious, and can enjoy freedoms never to be found at any gun range. for me, worth the hour and a half drive each way.
i shot bpcr that morning with a sharps .45-70 PPB gun that i was still having chamber troubles with and only fired 5 rounds, 3 striking the 400 yard gong, but fired cases were still sticking in the chamber, problem not fixed. the weather was cloudy and wet when we got there at 8am, and when i shot the sharps. late morning the sun broke free as i was testing out the JB smoothie. i shot paper at 33 yards and a 10" gong at 41 yards, the smoothie (and me) were up to the task and i smashed the gong far more times than not, once even busting it off its shepherds hook. them big balls pack a wallop.
under the tent, rich took a shot with ed's c.sharps .45-70 PPB cartridge rifle at the 400 yard dinger, and sure enuf he hit it with his first attempt.
very soon, when gun season opens, the "range" will close down 'till next year.