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Offline Herb

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Thanksgiving Shoot
« on: November 27, 2012, 06:33:49 AM »
Jim Goodman had this shoot the Saturday after Thanksgiving.  There were 15 shooters, from Grand Junction, CO to Salt Lake City and in between, 20 targets.  They were steel silhouettes out in the woods, turkey, rabbit, pig, buffalo, crescent moon, plus small round paper targets, and five across a canyon.  Good targets, 100 possible points.  George Jackson took first with 80 points (he was twice the Utah State Flintlock Champ, I think), and I took second with 70 points, using Carole's .50th Anniversary Flintlock I built for her.  Here is the cliff shoot.  Both Lynn and Terry shoot left-handed flintlocks.  Joe Gondek closest to camera.

Here Carl is trying Carole's .50 flintlock she loaned me.  Carl says if he gets a deer tag he'll ask Carole if he can borrow her rifle!  He hit that target across the canyon, too.

Lynn, Carole with the .50 she loaned me and Sonja holding Carole's .40 flintlock I also built for her.  It was a really good shoot.
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Re: Thanksgiving Shoot
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2012, 10:46:36 AM »
 great shoot and what a view
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Offline wattlebuster

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Re: Thanksgiving Shoot
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2012, 03:12:35 AM »
Great pics. Pretty country.  ;D
Nothing beats the feel of a handmade southern iron mounted flintlock on a cold frosty morning

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Re: Thanksgiving Shoot
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2012, 04:37:14 AM »
Here are some more photos.  There are five targets across the canuyon against the cliff, amongst the brush.  See them?  Neither can I.  When I shot, the sun was lower and my big broad-brimmed hat kept the sun out of my eyes.

Terry waiting to shoot.  I don't know who is shooting.

Terry shooting. She is a good shot, too.  I had to shade my camera against the low sun.

Lynn shooting her little .40.  She also is a very good shot.

Joe Gondek shot a caplock for the first time at these matches.  This is a .54 Hawken built by Neill Fields. (Joe is also a builder and worked at the Green River Rifle Works).  This rifle is copied from an original, Joe sent me photos of it.  The patchbox is copied after the Mariano Modena Hawken.

Note that this is a solid patent breech, the barrel does not unhook.  Joe said Hawken made some that way.  (I recently completed a .54 fullstock Hawken for Dan in Alaska who ordered the parts from Don Stith, including a solid breech like this).  Also note the single trigger, like the original Hawken.  I don't know who engraved the lock, Joe or Neill.
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Offline walt53

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Re: Thanksgiving Shoot
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2012, 08:22:03 PM »
very nice as always HERB.
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Re: Thanksgiving Shoot
« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2012, 08:23:45 PM »
I always enjoy seeing your pictures Herb.  Thanks for posting them.
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Re: Thanksgiving Shoot
« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2012, 01:44:56 AM »
Like wise Herb, thanks  !
Keep yor  hoss well shod an' yor powdah dry !

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Re: Thanksgiving Shoot
« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2012, 07:27:23 AM »
Thanks, folks.  Gordon, Carney was in Denver, on his way to Kansas with Tim for a whitetail deer hunt.  Jean  has an aching back and didn't shoot.  Good thing, too- she'd likely beat me!
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