1889 EH #2 - Page 4

6pt-Sika · 03-18-2015, 08:38 PM

Shot a round of skeet today with the EH got 22 of 25 . Then I shot a round with my Grade 2 top lever 10 and broke 23 of 25 . I think this EH and I will get along just fine .

6pt-Sika · 03-18-2015, 08:40 PM

Incidentally I also patterned the EH with hand loaded 0 Buck at 25 yards and that dd very well also . Surprisingly I tried the liftergun and it did even better .

6pt-Sika · 03-19-2015, 10:30 AM

If the weather permits I wanna shoot again next wednesday with the guys I shot with yesterday . If it all works out I wanna try another round of skeet with the EH and possibly a couple rounds of trap .

I also think I'm gonna try it with 1 1/8 ounce loads this time instead of my usual 1 1/4 ounce loads . I don't see why I can't reduce the shot charge by an 1/8 and add another 16 gauge card wad under the shot and it should be all good .

Also wanna load a couple rounds with #1 Buck , a couple with #0 Buck , a couple with #00 Buck and a couple with #000 Buck all buffered of course . After my pre season testing last year I'm sold on buffer in my buck handloads .

Mills · 03-19-2015, 10:36 AM

Nothing like watching clays disappear in front of a 10 gauge

6pt-Sika · 03-19-2015, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Mills Morrison

Nothing like watching clays disappear in front of a 10 gauge

Yes the two guys I was shooting with were oooohing and aaahing some of the breaks .
I shot six rounds of trap and skeet yesterday , most I've shot in one day in quite awhile and I'm feeling it today !

10 bore · 03-19-2015, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by CraigThompson

If the weather permits I wanna shoot again next wednesday with the guys I shot with yesterday . If it all works out I wanna try another round of skeet with the EH and possibly a couple rounds of trap .

I also think I'm gonna try it with 1 1/8 ounce loads this time instead of my usual 1 1/4 ounce loads . I don't see why I can't reduce the shot charge by an 1/8 and add another 16 gauge card wad under the shot and it should be all good .

Also wanna load a couple rounds with #1 Buck , a couple with #0 Buck , a couple with #00 Buck and a couple with #000 Buck all buffered of course . After my pre season testing last year I'm sold on buffer in my buck handloads .

i shoot 1 oz loads at trap

6pt-Sika · 03-25-2015, 05:27 PM

Went out today and shot one round of skeet and one round of trap with the EH ended up with a combined 45 of 50 . That unto itself isn't that great until one realizes I was pulling for myself by stepping on the pickle .

Also tried it on the pattern board with handloaded 000 and 00 Buck . This old gun seems to like my buckshot handloads !

Incidently my loads were new for me !

I used the same powder charge of SR7625 but changed the amount of shot from 1 1/4 to 1 1/8 ounce and added an additional 16 gauge card wad in the shotcup to make up the difference . They performed very nicely when I did my part .

Mills · 03-25-2015, 08:55 PM

You need to come shoot for Team Parker at the Southern

6pt-Sika · 03-26-2015, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Mills Morrison

You need to come shoot for Team Parker at the Southern

I'm leaving April 4th and won't get back into Dullus until April 25th in the afternoon . A friend with the last name of Sanford offered to let me fly down in his plane if I wanted to go this year with him and another friend . But sadly I'm unable to take him up on his offer !

Mills · 03-26-2015, 08:34 AM

Maybe next year.