I shot these targets yesterday. I used my offhand flintlock target rifle. It has a 40-inch .45 caliber barrel. It is a Douglas XX one inch across the flats, it weighs 12and 1/4 pounds.
This is the first time I have been able to shoot this rifle offhand in over two years. I had a full left shoulder replacement surgery two years ago and was not able to support it. I did shoot it off crossticks four months after the surgery and that proved to be too much too soon.
Anyway, I have regained almost all my strength back and took it out for a spin.
I used .451 balls and 60 grains of Goex 3f for all the targets. On the first two targets I used Jo Ann's 40 drill. On the third target I used .020 tight canvas patching. All the patches were lubed with bear oil.
I switched patching only to see if it would change the POI in a significant way.
The day started out sunny at 55f with variable winds gusting to 12 mph. That changed after my first target, the one in the left. The wind remained the same, but it became completely cloudy.
The biggest problem was not the light or the wind, it is maintaining focus on that little red dot.
I had a better group with the target I shot on March 10 with my caplock. But I shot I higher score on my second target with a 46.
I shot these at 25 yards.
