Smoothbore Surprise

[don hepler]

Our club has a BP shoot, once a month. I usually shoot my flintlock rifle, as do most of the shooters. However, we do have a few cap lock guys, and that's okay, we want to keep up good attendance and keep the interest going.

A couple weeks ago, I decided to throw a little surprise on them, and so I took my Renegade .62 smoothbore. They were trying to shoot a balloon that was tied to a stick and the wind was blowing it all around. I ask the director if I could use a smoothbore, he said "Yes", then caught himself and said, "Heck no". But they took a little break and I showed them what the business end of a smoothbore was all about. I took out the balloon and the stack.

Might be seeing some fowlers, pretty soon. Probably with flint locks.

 

[Cruzatte]

That's what we need. More folks to come over to the dark side. :applause:

 

[coloradoclyde]

dark side.

Don't you mean, "to see the light"? :haha:

 

[Mickc01]

Using shot to shoot at a balloon blowing around with the wind sounds like great fun!! I wantta come. :metoo:

 

[BrownBear]

Using shot to shoot at a balloon blowing around with the wind sounds like great fun!! I wantta come.

Kinda like shooting birds on the wing, I imagine. And that's fun!

 

[don hepler]

A lot easier to hit than using a flintlock rifle.

They also had a piece of PVC pipe, with the end facing forward, and behind it was an orange Styrofoam ball. The object was to shoot through the pipe and only hit the ball. They wouldn't let me shoot it with the smooth bore. First shooter up, got it, anyway.

Our leader, at our matches is always coming up with reactive targets, just to keep the shooting interesting. Who knows, maybe one day we have enough smooth bores, to turn that into part of the shoot. Meanwhile I'll keep entertaining them with my gun.

 

[tenngun]

Well I cant do it, but there are some boys that will match a rifle up to 75 yards, and will out shoot me and a rifle gun at 100.

 

[Mickc01]

Wow, interesting concept. Got my doubts I'd come even close.

But back in the 80's I did try the old split the ball with he axe and break the two clay pigeons trick. Using my Japanese Brown Bess, by-golly I did it the first time! First and last time, I left on a high note, haven't tried it again since. :grin:

 

[spudnut]

Smoothies have gained quite a following here in my part of michigan,there are smoothbore shooters at most blanket shoots and such all the time .some clubs score seperate , but ive seen them take first place quite a few times.

 

[nhmoose]

dark side.

Don't you mean, "to see the light"? :haha:

:thumbsup: :hatsoff: :rotf: