Shooting a long Fowler!

[PathfinderNC]

I had a great day with my buddy Charles today shooting our smoothbores. Charlie shot his original Civil War . 69 caliber Macon (he wins competitions with it!) and I tested out my newly finished long Fowler.
I was able to get a pretty good idea where it was shooting and aligning up the front and rear sights.
It will take more work, but I was able to get a decent group (for me) at 26 yards, off-hand.
I shot the long gun with 90 grains of both 2f and then 3f (which seemed better) and an unpatched round ball of .662 caliber. It was my first go at it, so more experimentation to come.

 

[Kevin]

Outstanding, you have hit one over the fence with this build. Love your work.

 

[PathfinderNC]

Outstanding, you have hit one over the fence with this build. Love your work.

Thank you Kevin!
I think the lock could be faster. The main spring is very light (though the lock sparks pretty well). I think if I ask L&R they might send me a stiffer one. It's worth a try asking.

 

[DCAN]

The smile said it all !! Beautiful build.

 

[PathfinderNC]

The smile said it all !! Beautiful build.

Such fun

 

[IanH]

Ya done good with that one.

Remember what Dave and I wrote about the L&R locks. I'd love to have a more powerful main spring in mine but I don't think the tumbler bearing surfaces nor the sear notches would reliably handle the kind of spring power I want (Kibler round face which I have a lot of trouble pulling back with a single thumb and I have very strong hands). Without a lot of power, the lock will not be as fast as it could be, but I'll give it this, after some tuning it works okay and is consistent if not extremely fast.

 

[BillinOregon]

Pathfinder, I was about to say that you have a very nice, fast lock there!

 

[TDM]

Good shooting @PathfinderNC, especially for a new build. It will only get better.

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

Put some shot in there like God intended. That's when the fun starts!

 

[PathfinderNC]

Put some shot in there like God intended. That's when the fun starts!

Indeed! I just got a 25 pound sack of #4's, to go along with the #7.5's and #5's … and I just ordered a clay pigeon launcher for some totally fun practice

 

[PathfinderNC]

Pathfinder, I was about to say that you have a very nice, fast lock there!

I am not complaining! - just surprised how light the main spring feels in comparison to my other locks.

 

[Rudyard]

I am not complaining! - just surprised how light the main spring feels in comparison to my other locks.

I was about to write' If it works don't fix it.' But that seemed pointless so I wont Great pics
. Regards Rudyard

 

[rickystl]

Nice long fowler Path. Wish I could still shoulder them. LOL

Rick

 

[PathfinderNC]

I was about to write' If it works don't fix it.' But that seemed pointless so I wont Great pics
. Regards Rudyard

Thank you Rudyard

 

[PathfinderNC]

Nice long fowler Path. Wish I could still shoulder them. LOL

Rick

Thanks Rick.

 

[Brokennock]

and I just ordered a clay pigeon launcher for some totally fun practice

Sounds like the fixins for another video

 

[PathfinderNC]

Sounds like the fixins for another video

Of just a miss after miss...

 

[Nor'Easter]

Pathfinder, where did you order the clay pigeon launcher from? Thinking of getting one for our annual family summer get together. (And I could use the 'on the wing' practice myself!)

 

[PathfinderNC]

Pathfinder, where did you order the clay pigeon launcher from? Thinking of getting one for our annual family summer get together. (And I could use the 'on the wing' practice myself!)

I got it from Amazon/ it was $35 but it got good reviews and the negatives were just 5 percent. It will be here in a couple days.

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

I think your lock went off pretty good , might get faster as you go! Good job!