What kind of groups can I expect to get with a trad rifle. Lets see some pics of groups shot with your rifles. Soon as I shoot my Cva Frontier again I will post pics. It does really well with 70 grains of pyrodex and a patched round ball.
But on a normal day, with open sights, at 50 yards, with a traditional rifle, I can shoot approximately a two inch group.
Dwayne said:I am a little late for this thread.. ..
Out of my flintlocks, I can shoot about a 2 inch group at 50 yards(on a average day). . .anything past 50 is way to hard for me to see. (50 is hard enough). I have picked my nose, bit my lip, sloshed down a pint of everclear and gone less than 1 inch at 50 a few times. But for a guaranteed everyday shoot, 3 inches at 50 is a given, unless I see a deer out of the corner of my eye. The twist rate is 1:48 on two of them, and 1:60 on the other. (All three are 50 cal).
If you want accuracy, you gotta work up a load with your gun. And if you change anything. . . .the patch type, patch size, roundball lead content, power type, powder brand, cap, or anything else. . .all bets are off. . .you have another variable to deal with.
bernieg said:I had the same problem with a haze in my right eye. The eye doc. at Emory hospital here in Ga. says I have a hole in the back of my eye!! I'am now trying to shoot left handed. Hope you don't have the same problem Cayuga, they tell me it's not repairable. :cry:
cayuga said:bernieg said:I had the same problem with a haze in my right eye. The eye doc. at Emory hospital here in Ga. says I have a hole in the back of my eye!! I'am now trying to shoot left handed. Hope you don't have the same problem Cayuga, they tell me it's not repairable. :cry:
No. In my case I had a cataract that was covering almost all of my shooting eye. I put off the surgery, just because I hate going to the doctor. But finally I went to an eye surgeon and he told me he could do the surgery.
They didn't even put me under. They just numb the eye and you lay there watching them take it apart. But the surgery was 100% successful so he said. He then put in a lens that allows me to see long distance. I can actually see TV with glasses. And I think I could drive too, but I am required by law to wear glasses.
So he told me no shooting for a month and then he will tell me whether or not I can shoot. If you ever have a cataract, don't be worried about surgery. It was a piece of cake. In fact I might have them do the other eye.
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