Jim held his 19th annual Peep Shoot today. He started this when they took a break from building his cabin and shot at stale Easter marshmallow chicks or Peeps. I think there were 10 shooters, and 17 targets. I tied for third using my Kit Carson .54 copy, the only caplock there. Terri loading.
One bank of marshmallow Peep targets with a pig to left.
Kyne priming.
Most of the gear is historically correct, a lot made by ourselves.
Jim taking aim.
Carney shoots a right hand flintlock left handed.
Lynn has a left handed .40 flintlock that Neill built.
Terri on the cross canyon shot, one of four. She and Jean tied me., or I tied them.
Jean shooting one of the steel targets. It was hard to hear a .36 or .40 ball hit, but the .54s left no doubt.
Jim came in second and Linda was high scorer with her little .40 flintlock, which I think Jim cut down. He, Carney and Neill all worked at the old Green River Rifle Works. Linda is a new shooter.
Some of the flintlocks. My Carson Hawken is at left, next to Jim's flintlock Leman.
The 10 3/4 pound Carson Hawken is too heavy for me to hold, so I have to use a rib support. I should have shot better, but then probably most of the others could say the same thing. I hit three of the four cross-canyon shots, but then shot again for no score and hit the one I'd missed.
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