FINALLY... TIME ON THE RANGE

[ENCORE50A]

Of course I couldn't stand it being the first day knowing the range was open. Loaded the truck and headed out!



First chance to set an actual 100yd zero after all the Satterlee tests.
Arrowhead 300gr XLD

First two cold bore rounds then the adjustment...



Mirage was so bad I could barely see the darn targets at range. Virtually no ability to identify a shot with the spotting scope. BAD as I've ever witnessed.

Using the drop chart I made shooting Benchmark, here's my first 500yd target of the year.




All I could see at 600yds was an..... outline.... of the entire target. I'll take it for the first long range shoot of the year.

 

[LarryBud]

I’m impressed. Nice shooting!

 

[Matthew323]

Of course I couldn't stand it being the first day knowing the range was open. Loaded the truck and headed out!

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First chance to set an actual 100yd zero after all the Satterlee tests.
Arrowhead 300gr XLD

First two cold bore rounds then the adjustment...

View attachment 9053

Mirage was so bad I could barely see the darn targets at range. Virtually no ability to identify a shot with the spotting scope. BAD as I've ever witnessed.

Using the drop chart I made shooting Benchmark, here's my first 500yd target of the year.

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All I could see at 600yds was an..... outline.... of the entire target. I'll take it for the first long range shoot of the year.

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You'll take it, hunh?

That's ONLY 0.4 MOA at 500 yards, and 0.667 MOA at 600 yards.

Such terrible shooting. NOT!!!

Congratulations on your first long range day back out.

Those bullets obviously like that barrel.

 

[Idaholewis]

Good Shootin George!

 

[D55]

Good shootin', what are you going to do when you get it together?

 

[bestill]

Looks like it will shoot.

 

[ENCORE50A]

Looks like it will shoot.

The chart always had me on paper. I made adjustments for actual on paper. In the years shooting there, I've never experienced mirage as bad as today. All I could see at 600yds was the outline of that entire target. I just tried squaring the reticle on it and sent them. That was with that charge of Benchmark we talked about.
Five shooters there after learning the range was open. Everybody was good for social distancing but, as always it seems like there's a crowd gathers when they see someone with a muzzleloader shooting at 5 & 600yds.
Thanks Jeff for such a great build. Can't wait for more practice time.

 

[BuckDoeHunter]

Nice shooting! Any wads used?

 

[ENCORE50A]

Nice shooting! Any wads used?

Yes, wool.

 

[redear]

good shooting!

 

[Muggles]

Nice shooting! Congrats on everything coming together.

 

[jims]

nice shooting after a long layoff

 

[michiganmuzzy]

I just found out my local range has been open since the 10th! I coulda been shootin

 

[Ninering62]

I just found out my local range has been open since the 10th! I coulda been shootin

FUMBLE LOL