Unbelievable flint pistol shooting
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Pretty cool Mike! Are you going to Hungary to also score a 100 this year?
Mike OTDP
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- Feb 12, 2008
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I'm going to Hungary. I'd settle for shooting a 90 in the flint pistol match. That'll win the original division nicely. The best I've ever shot, in any event, is a 98.
That 100 is an absolutely gob-smacking score. It would win the repro division of the percussion target pistol match handily...for flintlock, it's a, "How in the world did he pull that off?" score.
That 100 is an absolutely gob-smacking score. It would win the repro division of the percussion target pistol match handily...for flintlock, it's a, "How in the world did he pull that off?" score.
Rifling??... we don't need no stinkin' rifling.
Awesome shooting. Good luck in your competition, Mike.
Awesome shooting. Good luck in your competition, Mike.
Threeband
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How does that scoring work? I see ten 10's (looks like 9 x's, too), but I also see two nines and an eight.
Mike OTDP
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- Feb 12, 2008
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We fire 13 shots, the best 10 are the score. 25 meters for most pistol events. The center of the bullet hole must touch a scoring ring to get a higher score. At major matches, two targets are used.
Threeband
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That is damn fine shooting and a beautiful pistol. What is the distance? What time period?
StantonCree
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- Jan 23, 2011
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Learn something new everyday.......pretty cool!!
They said he had a cheap pistol for that class.......what are they talking "cheap" if you had to guess?
They said he had a cheap pistol for that class.......what are they talking "cheap" if you had to guess?
Threeband
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Which is this one:
http://www.davide-pedersoli.com/sch...ore-charles-moore-target-flintlock-model.html
Dixie's price is $665.00
http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=961
Mike OTDP
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25 meters. The flintlock dueling pistols were originally made 1770-1830. This particular gun was a repro.
StantonCree
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- Jan 23, 2011
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80 ft for a smooth bore pistol? That's insane!!!
Mike OTDP
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- Feb 12, 2008
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No, it's not insane. Challenging. A 200-year-old original will hold a 3-inch group at that range, if properly loaded. The real trick is the shooter - a flintlock is a post-graduate education in follow-through. Your technique has to be flawless, your focus on the sights maniacal.
tkd4life
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Yea that is a pretty gun. Those were incredible groups for a pistol at 25 meters. Then to find out that it's a smooth bore, that just takes it to a whole new level.
Horseman308
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- Jan 27, 2016
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Absolutely. If you can shoot a flintlock accurately & consistently, you can shoot anything.
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Amazing accuracy, smoothbore, and beautiful! I,ve always wanted a set of dueling pistols and two of those would sure fill the bill.
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