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I shot a sporting clays event this morning with my 1873 Vintage Stephen Grant-Jones Lever. The lookers were amazed by the scores, and that I was "actually shooting a DAMASCUS gun. One trapper asked if I had to really had to move my finger each time(double triggers), A couple people backed away each time I got into the stand waiting for the barrels to explode I presume. I was high score on my squad which was also another shock to the moderns.

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YEEEEEE HAWWWWW !!!!!
Great Texas report
Mike

Leighton, well done. I get the same sorts of comments shooting my 1884 Mortimer. When you shoot them we'll, it does reduce the negative comments and increases the genuine curiosity. Planning on this one at Nationals this year. Maybe we'll run into each other there. .

Great fun isn't it! I shot my Woodward back action hammer gun (snap action under lever) with black powder handloads on a round of clays. Some thought I actually blew myself up! They had never seen black powder in action. Really funny. Cheddite primed factory paper hulls, 90 grains of GOEX 1fg, hard card wad, lubed felt wad, plastic shot cup and 7/8 oz of 7&1/2 shot. Hammered most of my birds and the guy's were quite impressed. This is really more fun that we should be allowed to have. Some people just can not understand how we can be shooting these old guns.

sounds like fun Leighton,


the newest gun I occasionally shoot clays with is from 1904, that one has the hammers hidden inside. But normally - the hammers are out where they belong. I rarely get the concern about the damascus blowing up, mostly I actually only get asked if I use special shells.

most people are interested in what the gun is and how old, more than a few trappers (we only have them on the 5 stand) have jumped at the chance to switch places and try a couple rounds.

BUT- I do get the surprise that they shoot well and break target so well. Which is really the oddest question if you think about it - yes - an ounce of lead shot coming out of the barrels of this old gun at 1150 or 1200 FPS works just like an ounce of lead from a new over under at 1150 or 1200 FPS.

you guys made my day!

I too love shooting the old ones...the older the better!

have often contemplated shooting a round of skeet with muzzle loaders. figure I would need four guns, a cart and a loader...

Ed,
Great idea
Come on down to Amarillo, we can accommodate you. Tuesday morning from 09:30 till Noon and then we will chow down.
Mike

Actually, Ed, it's pretty easy. I carry one gun and shoot two shots at each station. When I go around the second time, I shoot the doubles on the corners, and try various drills on the crossing stations, report pairs for example. It's fun, and picking up the second target in a pair, as it comes out of the smoke, can be a challenge. Grafton County fish and Game is used to me doing this, and a lot of them are shooting interesting guns.

One person came up to me with his eyes as wide as saucers and said those aren,t Damascus bbls are they?

Stallones,

Lovely gun.

Nice lines, beautiful wood.

Prooved for 1 1/8 oz?