Help! GPR Shooting

[Dr5x]

MR. Troll,
I'll go along with you on blaming flyers on the rifleman when he is engGED IN OFF HAND SHOOTING,
BUT ANY FLYER ENCOUNTERED WHEN SHOOTING BENCH REST HAS TO BE BLAMED ON SOMETHOMG OTHER THAN THE SHAKES.
IT HAS ALWAYS PUZZLED ME WHYP PEOPLE ACCEPT FLYERS AS SOMETHING CAUSED BY SOME SPIRITUAL BEING WHO CAN NOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE

SEND ME AN EMAIL AT

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AND U'LL SEND MY BOOK, NO CHARGE.

DUTCH SCHOULTZ

 

[nhmoose]

Sorry Dutch but wind makes a big deal so does 4 X's on the 5th is a choke. Way it is.

 

[Dr5x]

whmoose,

I believe I owe you $10 How do I get it to you.

In my harangue about flyers I totally neglected the effect of crosswinds.
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My practice on windy days of shooting only as the gust was dying was so effective in minimizing the effect of crosswinds that I totally forgot about its annoying result on target.
Contact me at

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[rowdyjoe]

Hold on to your money Dutch. IMO ...failure to "dope" the wind is a shooter error, not an equipment error.

 

[nhmoose]

Dutch just keep posting is payment enough, Sir!!

Wow your method for shooting then is what I have used to win many medals.

I Still got caught sometimes at the Ft Ty range had some weird mountain effect to the gusts. But that method worked very well at others.

I was taught that by one of the best National Match competitor who has many records. (and is a natural no heartbeat type of shooter)

 

[Baby Huey]

I have an older 50 cal. GPR and have shot at least 1000 rounds with it but was never happy with the accuracy. A few days ago I forgot my range rod so was obliged to use the gun's wooden ramrod. Since it is fragile, I used a lot less force in seating the ball. Accuracy immediately improved to where the group is the size of my hand at 100 yards. Yes - I have a large hand. The FFF powder, cast ball, patch, and patch lube remained the same. I was shooting seated at the bench with both elbows on the table.

 

[Dr5x]

Baby Huey,
Could you have been pounding the face of your lead balls out of shape with your steel range rod?
Just a firm seating of the ball is required but it should not be pounded into position.


Dutch Schoultz

 

[Dr5x]

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Dutch Schoultz

 

[Grimord]

Sent in my donation last week. Looking forward to reading your book.

 

[Dr5x]

Send me Your email address and all the wonders shall be yours

Dutch Schoultz

 

[Historian]

I can attest to the validity of Dutch's work. I purchased his book about 6 weeks ago and have done amazing work with my little .32 so far. I am down to an 1 1/4 inch 5 shot group at 30 yards which is as far as I am willing to shoot at a squirrel's head. The tight patching makes a huge difference now that I cut at the muzzle. Also the swagged balls I was using were off by as much as 2 grains so I now cast my own and toss anything above a 1/2 grain variance. I use Black MZ but I still wipe between shots when shooting for groups. The biggest thing I learned from him is you only change 1 variable at a time and keep a good record of what works and what does not. Kudos's Dutch! :bow:

 

[Dr5x]

Thank You,
The smaller calibers (.32 and .36) are a bit pickier than .45 and above.
Glad to see you are casting your own lead balls , Doing that right and rapidly should give you more consistent weights than purchased balls.
Dutch