Powder?

[quigleysharps4570]

Swiss and Goex here.

[carnivore]

pyrodex in the inline 50cal and goex ffg in the 58cal

[T-bird]

I like the Pyrodex pellets with my in-line. They kick some serious deer rear end!

[mohuntress]

I use Goex in both my traditional/competition rifle and my 50 cal. inline.

Mo

[quigleysharps4570]

Welcome Huntress. Would like to hear some of your blackpowder stories.

[mohuntress]

Welcome Huntress. Would like to hear some of your blackpowder stories.

Well, ok, and since you asked...

Three years ago, a very good friend of mine turned me on to competition muzzleloader shooting. Prior to this, I had no experience whatsoever with any blackpowder rifles. Anyhow, my friend, to whom is a superb builder of traditional long rifles, built me my first rifle.

To me, one of the things that makes my rifle so special is that there isn't another one like it anywhere in the world. It was built by L. J. Hand of Newnan, Georgia. Larry did a superb job building this .40 cal rifle. The barrel comes from Mark DeHaas of Ridgeway Mo. Mark's barrels are of the finest available and are very accurate. It is 36 inches long and 7/8" across the flats. Straight octagon. The lock is a small Siler cap lock. R. E. Davis double set trigger is set to fire on six ounces. The styling of my rifle is unique. It is not a copy of any original style of rifle, but rather a mix of parts and styles that are attractive to me. The hardware on my rifle is all either German silver, or polished steel. Stock is black walnut. Before he built my rifle, Larry sat down with me and we went through several catalogs of parts from which I chose the pieces of my gun. It is built to fit my physique in every dimension so that it is an easy gun for me to handle and shoot. It has a blade front sight and a square notch rear. Both sights are made of steel and then blackened in a matte finish to decrease the glare. I use a 35 grain charge for 25 and 50 yard targets, and a 60 grain charge for 100 yard targets. I use Goex FFF black powder.

As I said earlier in this post, this year was my third year of shooting in competition, and to make a rather long story short, just this year, I managed to win three state championships in Missouri, Tennessee, and Georgia. Also this year, I landed in the #1 spot for the nation, meaning that I shot a national record at an NMLRA Territorial match. In fact, the results of the Territorials are in this months Muzzleblast magazine.

Mo

[carnivore]

someday I'm gonna set ole quigley down and make him teach me some of that stuff you seem to be at the top of the game in.Your makin MISSOURI proud, YOU GO GIRL!!!

[quigleysharps4570]

That sounds like a fine rifle Huntress! Also some real fine shooting. Got any pics of that rifle and a match that you could post?

[quigleysharps4570]

Carnivore, with a champ like that in your neck of the woods...Huntress ought to be the teacher.

[carnivore]

Dont have the tuition money or school supply money right now, but if some coin breaks loose I'll sure give it a thought. I'm always game to learn especially when it comes to firearms, bullets, and trajectory

[quigleysharps4570]

With this winning lottery ticket in my wallet, I believe that I could help you out on tuition.

[mohuntress]

Quigley.....I have a photo of my rifle, but I don't know how to post it. Can you do it if I send it to you?

Mo

[quigleysharps4570]

Welcome Huntress. Would like to hear some of your blackpowder stories.

Well, ok, and since you asked...

Three years ago, a very good friend of mine turned me on to competition muzzleloader shooting. Prior to this, I had no experience whatsoever with any blackpowder rifles. Anyhow, my friend, to whom is a superb builder of traditional long rifles, built me my first rifle.

To me, one of the things that makes my rifle so special is that there isn't another one like it anywhere in the world. It was built by L. J. Hand of Newnan, Georgia. Larry did a superb job building this .40 cal rifle. The barrel comes from Mark DeHaas of Ridgeway Mo. Mark's barrels are of the finest available and are very accurate. It is 36 inches long and 7/8" across the flats. Straight octagon. The lock is a small Siler cap lock. R. E. Davis double set trigger is set to fire on six ounces. The styling of my rifle is unique. It is not a copy of any original style of rifle, but rather a mix of parts and styles that are attractive to me. The hardware on my rifle is all either German silver, or polished steel. Stock is black walnut. Before he built my rifle, Larry sat down with me and we went through several catalogs of parts from which I chose the pieces of my gun. It is built to fit my physique in every dimension so that it is an easy gun for me to handle and shoot. It has a blade front sight and a square notch rear. Both sights are made of steel and then blackened in a matte finish to decrease the glare. I use a 35 grain charge for 25 and 50 yard targets, and a 60 grain charge for 100 yard targets. I use Goex FFF black powder.

As I said earlier in this post, this year was my third year of shooting in competition, and to make a rather long story short, just this year, I managed to win three state championships in Missouri, Tennessee, and Georgia. Also this year, I landed in the #1 spot for the nation, meaning that I shot a national record at an NMLRA Territorial match. In fact, the results of the Territorials are in this months Muzzleblast magazine.

Mo

Here it is. This is a fine looking rifle. This picture doesn't do it the justice it deserves. Huntress if you ever want to part with this rifle, I get first "dibs"!

[mohuntress]

Thanks for posting the pic Quigley! It is a pretty thing, isn't it?

Thanks again!

Mo

[quigleysharps4570]

What kinda shooting did you do to get that #1 spot for the nation? BTW, how's about letting me borrow that rifle to see if I really like it?

[mohuntress]

What kinda shooting did you do to get that #1 spot for the nation? BTW, how's about letting me borrow that rifle to see if I really like it?

Quigley......Are you familiar with any of the NMLRA paper targets and/or Territorial matches?

Every year, nearly every state in the nation, has it's own Territorial match. All of the states that participate, shoot the same match, same targets, same everything. At the end of the year, the NMLRA publishes the results in the December issue of Muzzleblast magazine.

The Territorial match in which I shot in was held in Georgia. I shot the top national record score in the women's hunter aggregate. I would also like to add that the only competitions that I shoot in are offhand, open sight matches. I despise bench shooting. Anyway, the targets in this aggregate were as follows (50 points each target):

Running chuck @ 25 yards....5 shots
Crow @ 25 yards.................5 shots
Running Fox @ 50 yards.......5 shots
Standing Groundhog @ 50 yards....5 shots

The top ten scores in this aggregate for the nation were as follows:

1) ME with a score of 178-1X
2) A woman from W. Virginia 153
3) A woman from W. Virginia 151-1X
4) A woman from Pennsylvania 151
5) A woman from California 150-1X
6) A woman from Pennsylvania 147-1X
7) A woman from Oregon 144-3X
8 A woman from Texas 143
9) A woman from New Hampshire 142
10) A woman from Georgia 141-1X

And no, you can't borrow my rifle.

Mo

[quigleysharps4570]

Thanks for the info Huntress. That's pretty neat. My hats off to anyone that can shoot like that, congrats.