RonRC
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I haven't been to the outdoor range to shoot black powder for some time. The range has been closed due to fire danger and now has re-opened.
I brought my "Schimmel" poor boy rifle in .45 cal. It has a maple stock, sliding wood patchbox, no buttplate. The barrel is Colerain, 13/16 across the flats, and lock is L&R Durs Egg. Iron mounted southern style.
It is a very basic,simple gun, a working man's rifle used around a farm and hunting for meat. Others terms used would be "barn gun" or "schimmel."Typically they don't have muzzle-caps or butt plates, entry thimbles or embellishments.
According to the builder, this is a true, Lehigh-Berks-Schuylkill Counties, Pennsylvania flinter in style and form.
The flash hole had to be cleaned out with a wire about every 2 shots and the bore became rough and hard to load after about 3 shots. I had to wipe down the bore after every 3 shots. The 50 yard results were acceptable, but the 100 yard results were not very good (due to me - I had trouble seeing the targets clearly at 100 yards.) I shot from a bench, resting my elbows on the table. Here is the 50 yard target:
I jerked the first 2 shots, then settled in and didn't let the flash in the pan distract me after that.
The bore took a lot of cleaning effort last night and I plan to do some more bore cleaning today.
Overall, I am pleased with the results. It would be nice to have a butt plate to protect the wood while resting the rifle on the ground during loading and cleaning. Even with a chunk of carpet underneath, the wood is still easily marred.
Ron
I brought my "Schimmel" poor boy rifle in .45 cal. It has a maple stock, sliding wood patchbox, no buttplate. The barrel is Colerain, 13/16 across the flats, and lock is L&R Durs Egg. Iron mounted southern style.
It is a very basic,simple gun, a working man's rifle used around a farm and hunting for meat. Others terms used would be "barn gun" or "schimmel."Typically they don't have muzzle-caps or butt plates, entry thimbles or embellishments.
According to the builder, this is a true, Lehigh-Berks-Schuylkill Counties, Pennsylvania flinter in style and form.
The flash hole had to be cleaned out with a wire about every 2 shots and the bore became rough and hard to load after about 3 shots. I had to wipe down the bore after every 3 shots. The 50 yard results were acceptable, but the 100 yard results were not very good (due to me - I had trouble seeing the targets clearly at 100 yards.) I shot from a bench, resting my elbows on the table. Here is the 50 yard target:
I jerked the first 2 shots, then settled in and didn't let the flash in the pan distract me after that.
The bore took a lot of cleaning effort last night and I plan to do some more bore cleaning today.
Overall, I am pleased with the results. It would be nice to have a butt plate to protect the wood while resting the rifle on the ground during loading and cleaning. Even with a chunk of carpet underneath, the wood is still easily marred.
Ron