To the range

[Macon McLeod O'Smoke]

Gosh darn it, I have decided to go to the pistol range tomorrow and smoke the other shooters out of there and have it all to myself. Originally I was going to change the oil in my car and do some cleaning. Well played hookey from work today so I can change the oil and do the cleaning today. I plan to make my 1858 Remingtons smoke, and if I can put it back together again, do the same with my 1851 Colt. Then again, if I put it back toether again, I may not shoot the 1851 because I was the one that put it back together. I am going to print out some Osama bin Laden targets and use them. evilb: Any one going to a match or the range this weekend? I am going to practice my deulist shooting, and if the range officer is not looking, do a couple of gunfighter rounds.
:gf

[Wallaby Jack]

Don't worry about them Colts......
...if ya cain't fix 'em with a bastard file*, a cold chisel, an' a ballpein hammer....
...they cain't be fixed......

I'm goin' ta my range tomorra,..... ta install some lights in tha new shed.


:wallaby:wallaby

(* like a nail file only coarser ;))

[Macon McLeod O'Smoke]

Well, I found out what is wrong with my 1851 Colt, the hand and spring, which attaches to the hammer, broke. After some researching, this seems to be a piece that breaks easily and frequently. It is a $5.00 piece I can order from VTI Gunparts. I got the gun back together with the exception of this piece and the trigger. I can't get the trigger back in.

[Chihuahua Floyd]

MMO'S
May get to the dump/range tomorrow, IF I get my chores done. I also have an 1851 and an 1860 Army (the 44 caliber) the 58 is so much easier to take apart and assemble. Course I been doing the 58 for bout 25 years.
Love to shoot both. First stage I shot both, I had 5 misses, 2 misses next stage adn cleaned everything else. Soons the weather warms up I'll smoke up Mine Branch again. Hope LMB is the RO.
CF

[Hugh Damwright]

Macon, I noticed in your pic on the other thread that you had shotshells on in the bandoleer. I just wondered how this worked for you. I have shot with mine only about twice. I wore it on my left shoulder and pulled shells 1 @ a time with my right (weak) hand. Curious how you worked with it. If you did this or something different. :)

[Macon McLeod O'Smoke]

At the match I fill the bandoleer by putting two in, leave a space, then two more, leave a space, and so on. I just pull two at a time. Loading from a bandoleer may be slow, but I like how it looks. :)

[Hugh Damwright]

I like the look too, especially when i wear my baja shirt and sombrero.... I single load the 97. I should practice with it more and get some use out of it. Only used it twice in 2 years. That just ain't enough! :) Thanks~

[Macon McLeod O'Smoke]

I just got back from the range. Shot both my 1858 Remingtons, burned lots of powder, and made lots of smoke. I am not too worried about meeting the new blackpowder standard that has been passed. I load each chamber up with 30 grains of powder. The pistol bay was full today, and of course I was the only one shooting black powder. People always look my way when I start shooting. It is usually a combination of the loud boom and the cloud of smoke that lingers for about a minute. I did make a couple mad, and they left. I kept shooting. I shot using both hands to start off with, and then switched to double duelist. I feel comfortable enough now to shoot double duelist. I needed more practice shooting weak hand, my right hand. I had no problem left handed. After I was done, the range officers had to replace the back boarding before anyone else could use that lane. It looked like someone shot a cannon ball through the board.

Here are the two targets, shot two handed, that destroyed the back board.

[Chihuahua Floyd]

Very good grouping.
Shot mine a little this afternoon, not going for group size, but speed. I need to make sure I can outshoot my new shooter for a couple of more months.
Scores from last week are not posted yet, but I think I got him on misses. His raw time was already better than mine for 4 of 6 stages. Soon the Apprentice will become the Master.
Course, he's less than 1/2 my age.
CF

[Macon McLeod O'Smoke]

Unfortunately, I really can't do much to practice for speed. The range has a wait two seconds between each shot rule.

[Wallaby Jack]

"Two seconds between each shot"........
....you can practice at that speed as much as you like........ if we are gonna be shootin' agin eachother..;)

Is that just a BP safety rulin' or, a standard "roolin'" 'cause sommon thaught it were a gud idee...... ?

2 seconds don't sound usefull.

:wallaby

[Macon McLeod O'Smoke]

Two seconds is for all guns, both rifle and pistols. I think if I was in the pistol range by myself, and not many people in the rifle bay, I would probably be allowed to shoot faster. The range officers like me there and they know I know how to shoot and handle a gun. I shot a cap and ball for goodness sakes, and from my targets, I shoot better than most of the pistol shooters there. They are completely amazed at the accuracy of my out of the box stock Piettas. I also shoot my high powered rifles there, and shoot better than most of the rifle shooters.

The day I was shooting there, some junior gangster wannabe did rapid fire five shots. Range officer came in and threw them out. I saw their target. I think they hit paper twice, and the target was about 10 yards.