Finally got some much needed rain! All last night and today. Didn't stop me from going to shoot some black powder. It was 50F when I got there and raining. No wind. Before even shooting today I reached over to grab my rifle from the ready rack after setting up my stuff. Didn't notice the screw sticking through the plywood shed wall, holding the tin siding on the outside of the shed. Sticking out about an inch, I grabbed for my rifle and drove that screw right under the nail of my middle finger, tearing most of the nail off. Ouch, that's gonna leave a mark. A few cuss words later I thought about just packing up and heading home, bleeding like a stuck pig and finger turning purple. But wait!, as Ron Popiel would say. Didn't I read that the Germans used Ballistol as wound dressing back in WW1 or something? So I field dressed it, wrapped a cleaning patch around it and carried on. That'll do until I get a bandage and duct tape. It's all fixed up now that I am home.
Only got 4 shots off at 50 yds today in light rain before the rain really started hammering me. This is 60 grains of Goex, .015 patch, .490 ball. Off hand.
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Shoot safe and watch those sharp objects...RR
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JK of course. That hurts me just to think about it.
