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Winter still, but not too cold. My Frontier flintlock at 100 yds off hand. Out of 7 shots I dinged a few off the 8" steel. Not my best outing but made lots of smoke so all good!

.480 patched lead ball
50 grains Schuetzen 3F powder




Shoot safely & every chance you get! RR

Nice shooting I hope that wasn't hung around someones neck.

100 yards offhand with a flintlock, that's incredible shooting

Thanks I would liked to put them all on the steel but some days you can and some days you can't...

I might of hit it once. Nice shooting at 100

Flintlocks are best, great shooting.

Jim

As always, good shooting. I would probably do good just to hold it to my shoulder.

It is a long rifle in the truest sense. The longer you take to aim the wobblier it gets!

I get wobbly just thinkin about it

I may have asked before but is your barrel tapered or swamped? I know I had a hard time holding my long barreled 45 caliber steady for very long. I was a better shot with the much shorter 54 caliber I started out with but wanted a more traditional rifle for rendezvous's. I shot my friend's long barreled 50 caliber flintlock with a swamped barrel several times and it was much easier to hold steady.

No it’s not swamped. 39” steel pipe.

My longest barrel is 44" but is swamped. It holdes well for a short time.

Jim

Ive got a 44 inch barrel 50 cal that isnt swamped. Its not to bad really. the thing thats bad is Im 70 and I dont use the upper body as much as I once did. So holding that gun for a while isnt as good as it once was. Plus Im pretty sure RR is tougher than I am cause he is still a young punk compared to us old guys . Just sayin

I eats me spinach.