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DarylS
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Re: Building a .69 cal advice
13/07/12 06:42 AM

Had a target hanging at about 65 yards at Hefley Rendezvous a few years back. the .50's and a .54 merely rocked the plate back and forth.

I noted the plate was attached to a ring around a rod, with about a foot of shank to the 8" plate.

Just for the fun of it, I loaded my hutning load 165gr. and let fly with a 480gr. pure lead ball. I got 9 360's out of that shot, with all three companion shooters counting.

That contest (1 miss only) won me a lantern that will take 4" diameter candles a full 12" high. Nice prize. Second place, my brother, shooting his .50 Virginia Rifle, missed 2 out of 22 targets. I was hot that year, winning every event I entered with the .69 (6 of them), except for the long range BP ctg. event where I only placed in the middle of the pack. I'm still happy with that result.

If you can handle the recoil, they can be VERY accurate & have greater accuracy potential than smaller bore sizes. They are also easier to find accurate loads in as long as a few easy rules are followed as to patch thickness and where to start powder wise.

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Daryl

"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V

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Building a .69 cal advice	Heath	01/07/12 04:50 AM
Re: Building a .69 cal advice	Heath	14/07/12 12:36 AM
Re: Building a .69 cal advice	DarylS	14/07/12 12:39 AM
Re: Building a .69 cal advice	Heath	17/07/12 04:28 AM
Re: Building a .69 cal advice	CowboyCS	17/07/12 06:22 AM
Re: Building a .69 cal advice	DarylS	17/07/12 08:54 AM
Re: Building a .69 cal advice	DarylS	21/08/12 12:45 AM
Re: Building a .69 cal advice	Dphariss	07/07/12 03:00 PM
Re: Building a .69 cal advice	DarylS	08/07/12 12:02 AM
Re: Building a .69 cal advice	tinker	08/07/12 01:30 PM
Re: Building a .69 cal advice	Dphariss	13/07/12 04:53 AM
Re: Building a .69 cal advice	DarylS	13/07/12 06:42 AM
Re: Building a .69 cal advice	tinker	01/07/12 06:03 AM
Re: Building a .69 cal advice	DarylS	02/07/12 07:02 AM
Re: Building a .69 cal advice	Heath	06/07/12 01:41 PM

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