This year I had a couple goals:
#1 Sight in my shotgun for deer season
Done and dusted. I had bought a box of 3" 12ga shotgun slugs but dad had a box of old ones he'd been given and I used those. The top right target is the last one, the three shots in the black are 2 3/4" shells from that box, the one flier out to the right is a 3".
The shotgun in question is an older Mossberg 500 pump gun. I don't have a picture but you can look it up, its nothing particularly special. Its got a rifled slug barrel and a 4x scope I bought on Amazon. I like the combo a lot other than the typical complaints about a shotgun trigger.
#2 Work up a good load for the Renegade for muzzle loader season.
In case you've forgotten my TC Renegade:
.54 cal, I bought it last February. I'd shot it once with kind of mixed results, it didn't shoot roundball worth a hoot and while the 450gr buffalo bullets I had would pattern nicely the recoil was no fun at all.
In this session I quickly realized that the 70gr load I was using was way too much, the patches were all blown ragged. I dialed back to 50gr of 2F Goex powder and the group tightened up nicely.
Thats off the bench at 50 yards, I'm well pleased with that. Maybe sometime later I'll center it a little better but I'd had a couple shots go the other way, I think the shifting is probably just me, I don't get to shoot enough so I'm not in practice.
With my two goals met I finally got to shoot my Christmas present from 2017
This is a Remington rolling block gun built under license in Sweden. These were originally military rifles that were rebarreled for smokeless powder. Mine is stamped 1872 on the receiver with a later date in the 1890s on the barrel. I can't remember the exact date right now and I didn't take a picture.
Its in fantastic shape, the bore is perfect. The only down side is the nasty lacquered finish on the fore end. Someday I should strip that off and refinish with linseed oil.
Its chambered in 8x58r which is often referred to as "Danish Krag". Its a bit oddball but not that hard to get brass for, it can also be made out of a couple different cases. Dad has been working up loads, so far it seems like it works best with a heavier bullet. I'll let you know more when I have more time to play with it.
Finally dad's 25-20, this is, I think, a Ballard rifle. The scope is a reproduction Malcom, period correct for the gun. Dad has been doing real well with it. The best I can say for me is that all my shots hit the ground...
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