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General discussion => Black Powder Shooting => Topic started by: mark brier on May 24, 2020, 03:36:01 PM

Title: Kids 200 yard
Post by: mark brier on May 24, 2020, 03:36:01 PM

My kids wanted to do some shooting yesterday so we shot my granddads early Flintlock Hawken their great granddad T.K. Dawson. Dennis is kindly going to post the videos for me shortly. Thank you Dennis. .54cal 110gr 2F .018” patch .530 ball. Target is about 11 1/2” swinger
Mark Brier
(https://i.ibb.co/qncNwTZ/57-D4-BABB-6-AF3-43-DE-9-F7-D-F2-B1-ACF90-EC2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/X4K7Tcw)

Click on photos below for videos:

Video, click here. (http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/videos/IMG_0783.mp4)

Video, click here. (http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/videos/FullSizeRender.mp4)

Title: Re: Kids 200 yard
Post by: Daryl on May 24, 2020, 09:09:07 PM

A GREAT day indeed, Mark.

Title: Re: Kids 200 yard
Post by: Bob Roller on May 24, 2020, 11:46:57 PM

Quote from: Daryl on May 24, 2020, 09:09:07 PM

A GREAT day indeed, Mark.

A great day indeed.I remember that rifle and I think it has my triggers on it.
Tom would be 90 had he lived to this day and a lot of us still think about him
and your grandmother Helen and the great meals I enjoyed in the Dawson camp
just inside the main gate at Friendship.We got these pictures on my wife's tablet
and I am wondering if the youngsters were shooting that crescent butt plate off
the shoulder instead of the bicep? Thank you for sending them.
Bob Roller

Title: Re: Kids 200 yard
Post by: smylee grouch on May 25, 2020, 12:38:03 AM

Other than the satisfying wack a couple other things I noted was the placement of the barrel on the rest and it did look as though they both shot off the shoulder. Thanks for letting us in on the fun,  :) ;D

Title: Re: Kids 200 yard
Post by: mark brier on May 25, 2020, 01:35:15 AM

They could stand to still grow into it a bit. It isn’t out far on their arm but is off the shoulder just past the arm pits.
Mark

Title: Re: Kids 200 yard
Post by: walks with gun on May 25, 2020, 04:30:09 AM

   Great rifle and even better kids.   This is America and that's what families all over should be doing.

Title: Re: Kids 200 yard
Post by: 577SXS on May 25, 2020, 01:59:28 PM

VERY IMPRESSIVE!

Title: Re: Kids 200 yard
Post by: Daryl on May 25, 2020, 09:17:16 PM

I had the same thoughts as to the butt plate, Bob. Both kids hit the plate - really good shooting.

Title: Re: Kids 200 yard
Post by: hanshi on May 25, 2020, 11:59:43 PM

Excellent!

Title: Re: Kids 200 yard
Post by: Craig Wilcox on May 28, 2020, 03:01:59 AM

FANTASTIC!  Really, I do envy you.

Title: Re: Kids 200 yard
Post by: mountainman70 on May 28, 2020, 05:00:53 AM

Great day, indeed. They make all of us Proud. Great ol rifle,too. I really enjoy shooting with my kids. Best regards, Dave F 8) 8)

Title: Re: Kids 200 yard
Post by: canadianml1 on May 31, 2020, 03:37:55 AM

110 grains of 2F packs a wallop especially with that butt plate!

Title: Re: Kids 200 yard
Post by: Ron Wehmeyer on December 21, 2021, 09:46:06 PM

Thanks for the video's those kids can shoot ! I want to build a Flint Hawken like that one . Would you post a few pictures of that rifle ?  Thanks RW .

Title: Re: Kids 200 yard
Post by: old george on December 22, 2021, 02:15:07 AM

Darn good shooting I cannot see that far :-\

george