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General discussion => Black Powder Shooting => Topic started by: Roger Fisher on June 09, 2009, 08:16:52 PM
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I'll keep it a short story!
Last Saturday (1st day of a 2 day shoot) I caught my front sight on the low bulkhead of the covering firing line and twisted it (the sight) all to H . Ticked me off severely. Sat down on bench for a while.... >:(
Finally dug out the Chinese pliers and straightened the blade up best I could... Fired some offhand at 100 yds on the Haffner standing bear and she shot consistently 6 to 7 inches on 3 O'clock side. Bent the blade more and got it close.
Used a solid straight edge and clamp to straighten said blade on the workbench and eyeballed it to middle of the flat... ::)
Yesterday took her to the range benched at 30 yds with shaders and put 8 shots in to same hole perfectly centered.... Happy camper again and Barbara moved back in with me ;) ;D
So, you tall guys or even short ones beware the low bulkheads...
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Good shooten there . You ought to find a chunkgun match and go kick some butt!! Eric D. Lau Riverdale Mi.
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Good shooting Roger!
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Wow!
Tim C.
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If it were me I would take all my rilfes out there and knock the sights catawapus and use those same Chinese pliers to straighten them out. In fact I might start selling "how to" instructions for bending/correcting sights! ;D
Dennis
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Hmmm.... :-\ I shot a one shot group almost that small once at 30 yards. :D
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Rodger,
I know how you feel
While shooting one day my baby slipped from my hands( I had some patch lube on my fingers) and she slid down the bench and the front site hit the concrete deck. I was sick and P!$$#9.
I sat down got my self together,cleaned up and went home
Cleaned the gun and straightened out the front site.
I was lucky, went back out the next weekend and she was right were she was before the mishap.
I now keep a clean towel on the loading tableand make sure to wipe my hands good
Jeff
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Where did the other 6 shots go? ;D
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Roger Fisher
Re: A good target
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2009, 12:58:36 PM »
I hope I can still shoot that decent when/if I get old! Wink Grin
Hope... ?? HA!! :o :o :o :o
Talk about being locked-in. Nice shooting!!
But, wez (us'ns and them'ns) needs to know... did you wipe between shots? ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Roger Fisher
Re: A good target
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2009, 12:58:36 PM »
I hope I can still shoot that decent when/if I get old! Wink Grin
Hope... ?? HA!! :o :o :o :o
Talk about being locked-in. Nice shooting!!
But, wez (us'ns and them'ns) needs to know... did you wipe between shots? ;D ;D ;D ;D
No way!! Only 'deoiled' her prior to first shot! :)
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Good shooting Roger- you're improving - hahahahahahahahaha - that's hysterical laughter (or maniacal) - tough act to follow! Looks like the old girl still shoots - after almost 50,000 shots through it.
Eric's got the drive-line on getting into a chunk shoot - too bad this type of accuracy only happens to us at the range when alone! Beautiful feeling when it happens - first hole just gets a mite bigger and bigger - barely. Come competition, some of us don't do as well - oh well, practise, practise, practise.
One of these days, I'll run off some .454's for my longrifle and see what happens. Got a double cavity Ohaus in the mould bin, somewhere.
Way to go Roger!
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Nice target Roger!!! Can you do this offhand? Ed
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Oh heck - that barrel is so accurate and Roger so steady (for an old @$#%), he can do that weak-arm, offhand.
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Roger, is that the same rifle you always beat me with? Ed
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Roger, is that the same rifle you always beat me with? Ed
I'll only say she is my my regular (offhand rifle)................... :)