Greener shooting Smokin Joe's flinter

bearandoldman · Post by **bearandoldman** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:47 pm

Greener and bearandoldman's annual fun shoot held this afternoon in Michigan on a beautiful day. I think the Greener may be getting hooked on the frontload shooter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwMMZwF83wk

He was dead on but about an 1/8th off to the right

Post by **Bullseye** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:19 pm

It does look like he's having a good time with the muzzle loader.

R,
Bullseye

bearandoldman · Post by **bearandoldman** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 6:25 pm

Bullseye wrote:It does look like he's having a good time with the muzzle loader.

R,
Bullseye

Joe and Bob and Bear and I had a great time from about 10 until 3. Oooops my mistake he was an 1/8 to the left, I stand corrected, notice, no flinching when the hammer falls. He is going to be a good flint shooter.

KAZ · Post by **KAZ** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 6:32 pm

Looks like a fun day! My favorite smoke pole story is when the Haltom City (DFW) Gun Club held a competion between the modern and black powder groups. The match was won by the BP shooters. That really does look like a great range that you have there! Regards

greener · Post by **greener** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:48 pm

More words fired than bullets. That was a fine firearm. Very nice wood, highly polished brass, inlays and carving. An absolute pleasure to shoot. As usual, had a great time, even if I had to shoot a 10/22 left handed and left-eyed.

All I need is a fine flintlock and a green mountain barrel and thumbhole stock on my 10/22.

KAZ · Post by **KAZ** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:01 pm

greener said:"All I need is a fine flintlock and a green mountain barrel and thumbhole stock on my 10/22."

Hanging out either in person or online with this gang will cost you some $$$, but you will have some fun

bearandoldman · Post by **bearandoldman** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:49 pm

KAZ wrote:greener said:"All I need is a fine flintlock and a green mountain barrel and thumbhole stock on my 10/22."

Hanging out either in person or online with this gang will cost you some $$$, but you will have some fun

Greener was going to save his money for his old age, but I convinced him that at his age he might as well do as I did, use it because we are already old. Well, he is just kind of old, still has a regular job.

Post by **Bullseye** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:53 pm

Heck Len, wasn't that the rifle you trained on in basic?

R,
Bullseye

bearandoldman · Post by **bearandoldman** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:58 pm

Bullseye wrote:Heck Len, wasn't that the rifle you trained on in basic?

R,
Bullseye

No, when I did basic we used the ones with burning rope on them, flint was a few years off yet.

Post by **Bullseye** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:01 pm

I see, you used the flint to light the rope for your matchlock.

R,
Bullseye

greener · Post by **greener** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:01 pm

carried the burning coals in a brass bowl?

KAZ · Post by **KAZ** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:22 pm

Must be where we got the sayings: Flash in the pan and At the end of your rope

bearandoldman · Post by **bearandoldman** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:23 am

greener wrote:carried the burning coals in a brass bowl?

Yep, but you really got to be careful that you don't just stick the bowl in your pants pocket, you can run really fast when your butt is being scorched.

Baldy · Post by **Baldy** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:29 pm

Looks you guy's had a lot of fun. A friend of mine who was into BP Mountain Man style invited us down to Friendship, Ind one year where they have a huge national meet. The accuracy of them old rifles was amazing. I just never could get use to them myself.

greener · Post by **greener** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 8:58 am

A range acquaintance is into front loaders big time. He has done some excellent work on building the beasts, gets into discussions of the proper manual of arms for a particular musket/army and makes his own black powder. Those folks are a couple levels above the typical firearms fanatic.