A little Pepper to spice up the range this morning!
Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2024 7:26 pm
Finally a nice dry day to get the grass cut at the range and found some time to get the first shots of my 1851 Pepperbox 36 BP shooter.
First time I have messed with loading the cylinder and ramming in a lead ball and it was fun and no need to get in a hurry. Had made my own loading stand for the cylinder and it worked very well.
Okay first some shots on a large paper target and see where it hits and it was high and right. So I give the thing some downward tilt while keeping about same area of target and it gets lower and later predictable. Put a couple ball shots on the cowboy target and what do ya know a good ball shot!
and another not too far off... good shooting with this thing! Then another trip to my target shack for a reload and look for a fun target....a can!
One shot and a dead can from15-20 ft. not bad...dang good for not having a barrel with a sight!
Really liked shooting the Pepperbox and only issue was like when using caps I would have a primer back out under the hammer after that round was fired and jam up. Think the hammer bounces a bit off the primer when fired and sometimes it will hang up rotation but easy to pic out.
Was using 15 gr. by volume of Black MZ and could possibly go up to 17 which is max with Pyrodex with real black at 22 gr.
Enjoyed it made a lot of smoke and clean up was simple with Ballistol.
First time I have messed with loading the cylinder and ramming in a lead ball and it was fun and no need to get in a hurry. Had made my own loading stand for the cylinder and it worked very well.
Okay first some shots on a large paper target and see where it hits and it was high and right. So I give the thing some downward tilt while keeping about same area of target and it gets lower and later predictable. Put a couple ball shots on the cowboy target and what do ya know a good ball shot!
and another not too far off... good shooting with this thing! Then another trip to my target shack for a reload and look for a fun target....a can!One shot and a dead can from15-20 ft. not bad...dang good for not having a barrel with a sight!
Really liked shooting the Pepperbox and only issue was like when using caps I would have a primer back out under the hammer after that round was fired and jam up. Think the hammer bounces a bit off the primer when fired and sometimes it will hang up rotation but easy to pic out.
Was using 15 gr. by volume of Black MZ and could possibly go up to 17 which is max with Pyrodex with real black at 22 gr.
Enjoyed it made a lot of smoke and clean up was simple with Ballistol.
