Wacky Shooting

[user 49399]

Got to the range today for a little wacky shooting. I’m not a filmmaker like BPMS so photographs will have to do.

The gun used today is a Traditions Kentucky, .50 caliber.

 

[user 49399]

The load was 50 grains of Pyrodex 2f, a wad of wasp nest, a .490 or .495 round ball topped off with another wad of wasp nest.View attachment 76700t

 

[user 49399]

First shot at 25 yards off hand

 

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2nd shot, 25 yards off hand

 

[user 49399]

Then a pop can at 25 yards off hand

 

[user 49399]

After a few more shots at 30 and 40 yards it was time for some tiger hunting. Then lo and behold there was one sitting out there about 50 yards away so I shot him three times! It was Gr-r-reat!!

 

[user 49399]

Usually I’ll see an elk, deer or turkey going to the range, but today all I saw was a Bigfoot!

 

[deermanok]

Nice shooting.

 

[Dale Lilly]

great shooting but lousy lunch fixins

 

[azmntman]

Seriously? A coke and Frosted Flakes? That right there is the breakfast of a real man. I recall the day well when I had my Coors Banquet with the Cheerios. Never a better period in my life!

 

[ohio ramrod]

cold pizza and beer was my breakfast when in college.

 

[user 49399]

Yeah, and the big box was dog biscuits!!

 

[Dale Lilly]

Uhhhhhhghhhhh

 

[azmntman]

Cold anchovy and jalapeno pizza and Coors Banquet, usually for a holiday breakfast!! Mmmmmm

BTW nice rifle and good shooting first time out. That rifle should give ya 3" or better groups at 90-100 yds. Work up a load and report back!!

 

[user 49399]

Thanks azmntman. But this wasn’t the first time out with this gun. It will shoot clover leaf groups a 50 yards from a bench rest but I was shooting off hand all the shots pictured. I don’t know about 90-100 yards cause I can’t see the target that far!.

 

[McClura]

Good shooting for using wasp nest material. If you were using good patch material you would probably be making cloverleafs on the nose of old Tony.
Nice rifle.
Mike

 

[toot]

isn't WASPS NEST? great, and best of all it is free!! I have been using it for over 60= YRS.

 

[user 49399]

I started using this method a few years ago in a Fusil de Chasse with shot for squirrel hunting. I prefer it for rifle and pistol also because I don’t like greased patches or short starters. Ain’t knocking those that do, it just ain’t fer me.

I call it my hillbilly (HC) correct method.

 

[user 49399]

Good shooting for using wasp nest material. If you were using good patch material you would probably be making cloverleafs on the nose of old Tony.
Nice rifle.
Mike

From a bench rest using this method I could definitely shoot old Tony’s eyes out at 50 yards . I prefer to shoot offhand when plinking. I don’t know about 100 yards cause I can’t see old Tony that far!

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

Wacky indeed! Nice gun.