My new .44-75 Ballard

[Mike]

Kurt, I hear what you're saying about that hammer being behind the tang sight. I had the same trouble, just a couple of times, while shooting the Hepburn. With a Highwall that problem doesn't exist because the hammer is self-cocking. Anyway, use that rifle to its fullest, I have no doubt that you'll be on the paper. Shoot sharp, Mike

Mike it took a while to get used to the center hammer behind the tang sight and it is low in the receiver makes it a little awkward to cock the hammer. But I got that worked out in fine shape but I still hear a click when I forget to pull the hammer back but the good thing is I don't flinch
Tomorrow I will shoot a 300-600 midrange match and I will use it. I don't have a load for it yet, but I have shot the brass once so it's proper for the chamber. I just put enough 2F OE powder in the case to get .200" compression and a 505 gr KAL elliptical bullet. I will see how it prints a hole through the paper. If I hit it

Kurt

[Don McDowell]

Mike it took a while to get used to the center hammer behind the tang sight and it is low in the receiver makes it a little awkward to cock the hammer. But I got that worked out in fine shape but I still hear a click when I forget to pull the hammer back but the good thing is I don't flinch
Tomorrow I will shoot a 300-600 midrange match and I will use it. I don't have a load for it yet, but I have shot the brass once so it's proper for the chamber. I just put enough 2F OE powder in the case to get .200" compression and a 505 gr KAL elliptical bullet. I will see how it prints a hole through the paper. If I hit it

Kurt

Well

[J.B.]

I just put enough 2F OE powder in the case to get .200" compression and a 505 gr KAL elliptical bullet. I will see how it prints a hole through the paper. If I hit it

Kurt

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..... Yes... Well ?

[Kurt]

I just put enough 2F OE powder in the case to get .200" compression and a 505 gr KAL elliptical bullet. I will see how it prints a hole through the paper. If I hit it

Kurt

..... Yes... Well ?
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JB.

Don't know yet. We have another relay today.
As far as the rifle it is shot extremely well yesterday with the load I had but I let it down shooting three cross fires that cost me 30 points because the three cross fires where 10's each

[Iron Coyote]

Kurt

Very nice rifle
By the looks of that butt stock,the folks at CPA are very generous with their wood grades.
Best of luck with the rest of your match.

Thnx Lots
Bob

[Nuclearcricket]

I must agree with everyone else, that is some very lovely wood on a very fine looking rifle you got Kurt. Bummer about the cross fires but even with that, knowing that they were 10's, must make you feel good that it is showing fine accuracy. I do also agree with Iron Coyote in that they are pretty generous with their wood grading or they are setting on a lot of really good wood.
When I ordered mine, I upgraded one step from standard wood and your stock is still nicer than mine is. I also like the loop lever on yours. Mine has the ball and spur and thats ok for offhand but prone shooting, for me, it gets uncomfortable as my wrist ends up at and odd angle.
I have the feeling that you have put forth a lot of thought and effort in this rifle project and it sounds like all that you have done is going to pay off very well for you.
Sam

[Don McDowell]

Well that's the way that deal works , if you crossfire it's either a 10 or and x, if you receive a crossfire, it's a 5 on the edge of the target...

[Kurt]

It was a fun shoot and the weather was perfect. The winds where very mild and the temp might have made it in the mid 60's.
This morning they where variable head on and I did not make sight changes for the 300 and it showed in the slight vertical and I had two 8's and one dropped into the seven ring. They used the regulation 200, 300 and 600 yard targets. The three off hand shots I shot at the position 200 yard cost me 30 points. The format was 15 shots per relay with a total of 45 shots.
Early morning is tough shooting this time of year on this range. Your looking right into the early morning sun on the 200 yard line. This gave me a problem seeing the target on the two hundred.
I feel this rifle with the barrel and chambering is shooting very well for not having a load developed for it, just using cases that where fired once to fit the chamber. I had some concerns over the overly deep grooves it has .0018 deeper then I ordered but It did not show to be a problem and no lead or fouling problems using a lube mix of 50/50 OZ wax and Vaseline. Third damp patch through cleaning came out clean and the three dry patches came out as white as they went in.
This makes everything right the way they should be.
I still cant get over the lock time and triggers of this rifle when you want to feel the bump of the recoil and see the orange glow at the muzzle it's there!!
Below are the fine bunch of guys I shot with. It was a very relaxed match with several Muzzle loaders shooting.

Kurt

[Mike]

Kurt, That's some doin's for sure! At one of our ranges you get to shoot into the sun, so I know what you're saying. But you did some good shooting anyway. Shoot sharp, Mike

[Don McDowell]

Kurt that's a dang decent score. Nice going.
Did Jim shoot his 44-90? Randy and I shot the Creedmoor at Raton with Jim and Bob, those 2 are a kick to be around.