Yesterday, Eric and I headed up to Topton so I could sight in my muzzleloader and centerfire rifles for deer season in November. Here's Eric shooting a muzzleloader for the first time:
It kicks VERY hard, much more than my .30-06 Remington 700.
A standard 52" hard long gun case fits perfectly across the back seat of an A3 e-tron sportback, fun fact:
Nice day to be at the range, warm and sunny with very little wind:
First I tested my copper .30-06 rounds that I made last weekend. The first shot went about 3" right so I adjusted the scope and fired the next three shots in a 1 MOA (or slightly less?) group at 100 yards:
That'll do, pig. I cleaned the rifle and put it away to be next used hunting deer.
The muzzleloader is a more elaborate process requiring far more time and equipment:
View through the "Simmons 8-pointer" 3-9x50 scope which is kinda rubbish:
Here's Eric's one and only shot, very not bad at 100 yd:
Kicks like a mule:
This was my first shot with the muzzleloader and I should have just left well enough alone:
... except my breech plug was stuck and I partially disassembled the gun to get it out. After that I didn't trust my zero so I fired my next shot to find it hit about 3 inches from center. After some scope adjustment and follow up shots, I'm fairly content with this minute-of-deer accuracy:
We had fun shooting pistols in the afternoon and observed almost as much brass as gravel on the ground: