Thank you guys . Competition was extremely tuff this year . Bob Wetzel shot one of his best matches .Bob shot a 168 and did not place . Other years that score has won . Bob is getting better and better. He now has a trouble free Bestill Creations .45 . Once he masters shooting off a bench Bob will be tuff to contend with .This year the top three scores First (Myself),Second (Barry Blakewell)and third Jeff Fisk all would have beaten the previous record score for September . Lol that makes it very tuff on a fellow to know he has to shoot a perfect score with more X’s to win !
All three guns had complete different setups . My gun was a .45 1-18 twist Knight 500 with a Bestill Creations module ignition system .I was shooting 78 grains of Blackhorn 209 with a wool wad and a 300 .015 Pittman Accumax bullets
Barry’s gun was a prototype .40 Knight 500 1-16 twist shooting 78.5 grains of Blackhorn 209 with 250 grain .025 Pittman Accumax bullet with a wool wad .
Jeff’s gun was a Bestill Creations .45 Remington 1-16.5 twist shooting 84 grains of Blackhorn 209 using a .060 veggie wad with a 350 grain .021 Pittman Aeromax bullet .
My point is in the in-line match you do not have to have a custom to compete . You need to know your load and your drops . My set up by far was the least Aerodynamic. Accuracy is the key and either wait on conditions or know how to read the wind . This match could easily be won with a Knight Mountaineer , TC Omega or even the new CVA Paramount . Just about any muzzleloader will work if a person spends some time developing a good accurate load .
This year was a great year to shoot . We had a good turnout in the in-line division . Everyone got along great . We encouraged each other, helped each other and just plain did a lot of BSing . I always try my hardest but I also enjoy helping others and want them to shoot their very best . We all in reality are shooting against ourselves . EXCELLENT year to be at Friendship !!!