Buck Conner said:
Nice shooting at that distance, never tried it with a smoke pole but use to shoot up to 1000 yards off cross-sticks with original and reproduction Sharps and Remington's. 3FFF Black powder with a 10% load of modern powder for a duplex load. Shot on targets, the guns were capable of 300 yard kills on elk (deer were to small to make one shot kills).
Those couple of times I made shots on game at that range was done to put down wounded animals that some else had shot. That would really upset me for weeks, would dream about these stupid hunters and what had been done ......
They would be shooting the newest caliber gun available and believed what these writers say about the distances they would shoot.
I agree Buck! The BIG Craze these Days is to run out and Buy a scope with Turrets you can adjust for X Yardage, Pretty much EVERY well known Scope Manufacture offers Scopes these Days with Customizable Turrets, Just send them your Data and they will Engrave Custom Turrets for your Scope That Matches the info you gave them (Bullet BC, Velocity, Elevation, Temp, etc.) If everything you have given them is Accurate you can literally Dial that Turret to Whatever Yardage and Let r Rip! Kenton industries is a MAJOR one that does this (Custom Turrets)
Sad part is, This has become the way of Hunting these Days. ANYBODY that has Shot much long Range can attest to how EASILY things go AWOL Wrong, This is why i stay on Targets with this Stuff, I think it’s a HORRIBLE Chickenshit Thing to do to Big Game, Take a “Swing” at em at some INSANE Yardage and Hope for the best, The other one that AMAZES me is “I wanted to test my Gear and My Abilities” REALLY??? Do it on a Target NUMB NUTS!!
Like you stated above. One of the reasons i practice a LOT of Long Range is having the ability to Make a LOOOOOONG Range Recovery Shot if ever needed? Hopefully i NEVER need to do that, but having the Ability to Cleanly Pull it off is an AWESOME Tool to have in your “Bag of Tricks” :Red tup: The other reason, and honestly the BIGGEST reason i shoot a LOT of Long Range Stuff, is i TRULY Love doing it!! There is just something REALLY cool about Hitting your Target at 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, even 1,000 Yards, I find it ADDICTING Fun!!
My Bullet was 378 inches, or 31.5 Feet above the Gong before it started its Descent to it. It took me 3 Shots to Figure it out, i shot a 4th Shot on Paper just for Good measure to make Sure i was on, Then moved to the Gong and Pounded on it :Red tup:
