Took the Lanc to the range today.

[Sidney Smith]

.54 caliber, 80 grains 2fg, 018 ish pillow ticking patch. 2 inch orange dot 50 yards. I can do better than this but it's a fairly hot day here and humid. Haven't shot in a few months. Overall, I can't complain. Did have the one flyer which is for me about normal. Cardboard target courtesy of our last frozen pizza. The way it's sitting in the picture is the way I had it hanging.

 

[Kozmo]

Good on you for getting back out to the range. This post would be a lot cooler with pics of your lanc too!

 

[Sidney Smith]

Oops, didn't think about taking a pic of the rifle. Next time.

 

[ord sgt]

A minor front sight adjustment will have you cutting centre. Just don't take too much off.

 

[Sidney Smith]

Here she is fellas. All cleaned and shiny.

 

[Sidney Smith]

A minor front sight adjustment will have you cutting centre. Just don't take too much off.

Funny you say that. I took the file to it right after I had taken that pictire.

 

[Col. Batguano]

Or you could up your powder load too, though 80 gr. is already a pretty hefty charge. Change your lube and patch combo maybe?

 

[Sidney Smith]

80 grains is really not that high a charge. Some guys go as high ad 110 or more. Imo, anything over about 95 grains is simply too much. I used to shoot 95 grains but it was erratic and grouped like the big dipper. When I dropped down it tightened up. Id rather the charge hit a little low and be fairly tight. Besides filing the sight is easy.

 

[Zonie]

For what it's worth, my .54 caliber, roundball shooting rifles really like a 80 grain powder charge using 2Fg powder. For 3Fg powder they like a 75 grain powder load.

 

[hanshi]

That's a very good looking rifle. My .54 likes 60 grains of 3F.

 

[Kozmo]

Beautiful rifle!

 

[Big Rviers]

Every rifle is different, but my three 54's all shot the most consistently with loads in the 60 -70 range with 3F powder.

 

[Old Timer 48]

The lock is on the wrong side. LOL!

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

Nice Lanc!

 

[Greg Blackburn]

Tiger striping is a gift from God.

 

[S.Kenton]

U might try an over powder card as well.. that might shrink your groups some.

 

[TFoley]

I wonder if there was ever such a thing as a box-lock long rifle - in percussion, of course.....hmmmmmmmmmm................................

 

[Grenadier1758]

The best procedure to shrink groups is practice. With practice comes confidence and that too shrinks groups. Need I say that practice will also build up consistency and guess what happens when you are consistently loading the same way every time?

 

[Griz44Mag]

Maybe you should move the target a little farther out. That barrel is probably near touching the paper already!!!!
(VERY nice rifle!!!!)