the smoke was hanging in the air, it was a very early humid morning, the deer stand was a surprise, and we DID check our woods before shooting, this was a locked/gate farm area so we were the only ones there. but still, i need to replace this rung for the guy's built stand
there are a few trees that have 'cannonball rub marks on them, a few limbs cut~ i tried a 1" grape shot charge, but we had to much blowby and it didn't get velocity and just bounched off everything. the 4x4 pole was 25yds out, and i hit it first try. i tried poolballs, but they disintegrated and the paint/colors were imbedded into the pole~they need a sabot i guess
anyway, someday, when i get my garage built, or a workshop, i will get her back, and shoot somemore....or if someone buys her, i will then build a full size 6#
that's Gary takeing a movie version........and keeping me outta trouble.
one surprise~ the gun doesn't "recoil'....it moves maybe like a shudder, rocking 2" or so....it stays right in it's tracks, if the ground is soft, it has a wheel depression made after 3-4 shots, and just rocks back-and-forth. but this was a 2oz shots...3oz with 2 balls didn't do any diff either....but someday i want to use the max charge, with a lead ball(i have a mold)
marc
