My 1st year at Silhouettes

[Kevin Alexander]

Kevin, I really enjoyed that. I hope next year brings me a similar experience. Hope I retain my sense of humor so well too. I can whittle your cost figures down being a caster - and better or it'll be a brief venture. Great post!

Yes, that can save a little money. My costs also could be trimmed down by finding another powder other than Swiss that shoots and cleans just as good. The CCI BR2 primers also cost me $70 per 1000. So there's room to trim some costs.
In the next week I'll be load testing at 200 yards to see how the loads I shot all year will do on paper from a rest. Then I'm going to make some small changes to that exact load that I think will improve the groups. I'll post the results with photos.

I have a match coming up with some of the "local yocals" in November. For 17 years we have been doing this. We will sit around the primitive camp for 3 days telling stories, playing cards, eating good food and drinking several 12 ounce cans of "group tightener". On the last day we shoot pistols, lever guns and buffler guns all day. Originals and replicas before 1900, lead bullets, black powder. The buffler guns are shot sitting with sticks at a metal buffalo at 400 yards. It's a hoot. It all takes place when our states deer season is going on, and a few of us manage to shoot a deer. Last year I got a nice one with my Uberti 76 in 45-60. The year before I got one with my Browning BPCR in 45-70. I don't know what I'll use this year.