Author Topic: Eating Crow........................ (Read 1354 times)

KING · « **on:** November 02, 2003, 07:31:18 PM »

I had made a comment several weeks earlier that I had not seen any of the new inlines do a 1 inch group since they had come out. This responce is due to having observed well over a hundred being shot and group attempts at 100 yards being done,obvously with a lot of differant shooters. Until today I very firmly believed that it could not be done....................until today. I never could do it either with all of them that I have handled. This weekend,as usual,I was a range officer for the sight in days prior to out Deer season. I had a real workout with a very unruley Knight .50 cal. I had exactly 57 rounds through it before it calmed down. I was doing this for one of my friends,so it was not really a work session,but a play session. At any rate,...........I used two (2) Pyrodex 50 grn pellets,with a Remington 295 grn H.P. Copper slug(has a green sabot onna bottom). The whole thing was touched off with a Winchester 209 primer,and bbl was cleaned after each shot. Scope was at 12 power. I managed to put the last three rounds,at 100 yards,into an outside measurment of 1 inch. After deducting the projectile diameter of .498...it came to .502 inch group,for three rounds. I was not really so sure who was the most exited about it...............me or the other guys shooting on the range. The guy that owns the rifle was having a calf over it,and I think it is a fun rifle for target. I also put three .50 rb into a 4 inch group at 100 yesterday from my Penn rifle(100 of Goex Cartridge grade,.20 patch and a Hornady ball,iron sights). I think I had a good and productive weekend...........stay safe.................King :lol: :lol: :lol:

MF · « **Reply #1 on:** November 03, 2003, 04:59:35 AM »

Hey King!

I knew that one fine day you would see such groups! A little red wine or even a glass of water helps to wash down those feathers! What's for dessert?! :-D

Mike

KING · « **Reply #2 on:** November 03, 2003, 05:51:41 AM »

:-D :-D Actually......it aint to bad, gotta get the feathers off first. :-D :-D I think what had a lot to do with it was all of the shooting prior to the group. I am sure that all of the burrs and such had been polished out of the bbl. My big .58 with its 44 inch bbl is almost done,and with a little luck I can shoot that next week,but that is a real muzzle loader..............Heheheheheheheheh;;;stay safe......King :roll:

TOGO · « **Reply #3 on:** November 03, 2003, 06:00:29 AM »

King,

You didn't tell the whole story!! :roll: I should have stayed a little longer to see the final result.

KING · « **Reply #4 on:** November 03, 2003, 10:12:00 AM »

TOGO..............Yeah.....I know.....after you left,it would not even ignite the primers. I quite at 1730 hrs,and if someone had dared me I would have wrapped it qround the 6x6 is was standing next to. Dont even go into removing that breech plug either,what a mess. By the way...............where were you Sunday.............home sleeping I bet. I saved the target for ya my friend...See ya next Saturday..........got more toys to play with..................stay safe............King :roll: :roll: