RonRC
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I had the good fortune to spend most of a day at an outdoor range in the mountains of Colorado, near Idaho Springs, with BigAl52. We have to give Al credit. He had to put up with me for the half hour drive up and back.
At 7500 ft altitude, the temperatures were pleasant even though it was warm down in Denver.
We set up in a "rifle shooting house" and had access to 25, 50, 75 and 100 yard targets. The enclosure was useful when it rained a bit during the day.
I fired my percussion Hatfield and an older TVA made, Kentucky (Pennsylvania) flintlock.
Al had his Jonathan-modified CVA Hawken.
I won't show any targets as there were none that were deserving of preservation.
The shooting session confirmed for me that I do not like semi-buckhorn sights! I DON'T LIKE SEMI-BUCKHORN SIGHTS! My Hatfield will sport different sites as soon as I have a to chance to change them out.
We drove through the old mining town of Idaho Springs on the way back. Even with the typical tourist shops, the town still retains the character of a pre-20th Century mining town. They have a nice mining museum as well.
Ron
At 7500 ft altitude, the temperatures were pleasant even though it was warm down in Denver.
We set up in a "rifle shooting house" and had access to 25, 50, 75 and 100 yard targets. The enclosure was useful when it rained a bit during the day.
I fired my percussion Hatfield and an older TVA made, Kentucky (Pennsylvania) flintlock.
Al had his Jonathan-modified CVA Hawken.
I won't show any targets as there were none that were deserving of preservation.
The shooting session confirmed for me that I do not like semi-buckhorn sights! I DON'T LIKE SEMI-BUCKHORN SIGHTS! My Hatfield will sport different sites as soon as I have a to chance to change them out.
We drove through the old mining town of Idaho Springs on the way back. Even with the typical tourist shops, the town still retains the character of a pre-20th Century mining town. They have a nice mining museum as well.
Ron