Are you up to a Revolutionary sized personal challenge?

[No Powder]

What's all this stuff about one more poke in me and then I'm done crap. I don't think Clementine agrees with this train of thought.

[dmarsh]

After going back and looking at this thread, this will be directed to dmarsh. If you're getting the snow and rain up there like we are in PA, I don't think you'll be able to cross that creek for some time. And you mentioned you had a renegade with a  tuned L&R lock with a full stock. I am partial to Renegades, and I'd love to see a picture of that gun. Never saw one with full stock on it.

Sorry, just noticed this.  No long shots for me for a while due to the creek.  Will try and get a picture of my Renegade in the next few days. 

[The Miner '49er]

What's all this stuff about one more poke in me and then I'm done crap. I don't think Clementine agrees with this train of thought.

Clementine has been doing her part well, but it's my part that's lacking. Dirty Harry nailed it when he said, "A man's got to know his limitations." Personally, the real challenge was to see if I had it in me to hit the shingle on the one and only first attempt, the same opportunity that was given to those Rev soldiers. Following my first try/miss I thought surely I'd get it on #2, then #3. If that had been the case I would have felt pretty good, but after 6 or 7 whiffs the luster started to fade.  My last try was #9. It's pretty evident that if I were to shoot enough times I might put one in there but it would just be due to luck. My hat is off to the few here who have ever hit the shingle. You are the only guy who has come closest to achieving the one 'n done shot and that shows your typical excellent shooting. I'll keep watching to see if anyone ever does it cold bore first and only shot. Sometime this Spring Clementine and I will fling #10 downrange, so we'll see. If I had one, I'd tip my tricorn to every one of Morgan and Cresap's men and to the modern shooter who snags the shingle on #1.

[No Powder]

I understand Don. Thanks to you, a lot of guys have had a lot of fun with that target. Seems all I can do is surround it. Tried again today and missed. Don't think I'll even post the results.

[Salty]

I’m getting closer. This is a shooter problem. Not the rifle.
Shot this with my new Kibler Woodsrunner flinter 50cal 70gn 2f

[No Powder]

Oh Salty, is that TC Hawken ever going to be jealous. Real close, good job.

[Second-rate Marksman]

Hi Second-rate Marksman. If you haven't already done so you might want to go to what started it all, my post #1 (2/13/23).  It shows the target I fashioned and it includes a bit of the history of the shingle as well.  It's good to see someone new is trying it.   . I have one more poke at it in me and then I'm done. It still blows me away that Morgan and Cresap could raise three companies of sharpshooters who nailed the shingle on their one and only attempt. Good luck to you!

Thanks for the heads-up! I’ll definitely go back and check out your first post. I first learned about Morgan’s shingle some 15 odd years ago, back when I was working to earn my Rifleman patch with Project Appleseed. It’d be nice to have a little refresher.

It really is incredible what Morgan and Cresap’s men could do under pressure, and it puts into perspective just how skilled they were. I’m looking forward to giving it another go myself. Best of luck on your final attempt!

[Salty]

Another miss today.

[No Powder]

I took another poke at it the other day when I was playing with the 54. I almost missed the whole page out of the newspaper the target was hanging on. So you're doing quite well. I think you and I are the only ones shooting at it anymore.

[Salty]

That’s why I post every time I shoot it. Hoping to generate more interest. Now that the weather is improving up north maybe we will get some more shooters.

[Nessmuk]

No, you're not. I'm still trying with my .32 Flint. I'm just not posting  my misses. If your curious, however, the score is 27 attempts , 0 hits. I really want to post a target with a .32 bullet hole.