Antiques at the range

[Dave]

I brought two oldies to the range today - the 10 ga double barrel shotgun and the Remington NMA.
I finally got the loading and shooting technique down for the shotgun.  It was flawless - no misfires, no mistakes on my part.  I used only 60 grs of FFG and an equal amount of shot.  It fired every time.  After I was done shooting the club president showed me how to use the thrower at the trap range.  I'll try it next time.
The Remington NMA came with two repro cylinders - one fits, one doesn't.  I started with the repro cylinder that fits but it didn't work so well.  It kept jamming and binding so I switched to the original cylinder that came with the gun.  Perfect.  I used 25 - 30 grs of FFFG and .454 roundballs (they did not shave a ring).  Very accurate gun once I figured out where it was shooting.  No cap jams, no binding (Bore Butter over the balls). I did not mind shooting this original - it could be an every day shooter.


Plywood target front (the pellets did not go through)

back (some of the holes are old)

Remington at 25 yds

Check out the coloring on the hammer

[Thumper]

Nice guns (what's new), nice range report. I saw the title and was gonna jump own your throat yellin" Who You Callin' An Antique?!"....I'm aged to perfection LOL.

[Smokin_Gun]

Real nice Dave, Love um both ... Once you shoot originals you wonder why people keep um home in a box ya know ... thanks for getting out and posting a ReangeReport Dave ... Things are so screwed up here at the moment all I get to do is think about not being at the Range ... ya did get me to wanna try harder on getting my English Birmingham 10ga wedge eyelet put on them Damascus barrels ... guess I can't get the barrels hot eonough for the silver solder, gonna try one more time with some flux paste and silver solder, and buy a little torch pistol as they run higher temp .. last resort have someone do it ... the fun of it is fixin' it myself  ... but I may just not have the temp knowledge for Damascus steel ya know?
And will take my 1861 Remington Old Army  Dated DECEMBER 17 1861  ... Thumper's and my Birthdays made in  1862  ... love shootin' it and my others, but also wand ti get my 1860 Colt Centaure Silver Eagle Rattler that Wayne reserected out for a shoot ... I may just stop time and the World from spinnin' and get my ass to the Range tomorrow or Friday, I'm Renewed for another year and should make the best of it in case I do end up back East Upstate NY ... Baron you get my Plaquard and I.D. Card with Combo ifin I go...
Too much on my plate havin' trouble figgerin' it all out.
Anyhoooooo thank you so much Dave I love that Remington 1858 Sept. 14 one each ... you could have Colt .38 anytine or whatever you like for that one Bro ... that Shotgun is a beat ... too. You are one fortunate Old Coot Dave ...

[Dave]

SG, did you make it to the range?  It's good for the soul.  When you get to NY we'll go shooting in Vt or NY.
I just went to Walmart and bought 90 clay birds for under $8.00.  I didn't know they were so cheap.  I might try my luck with the 10 ga tomorrow.

[Smokin_Gun]

Nope din't get to the Range today  ... but did sell Crash my Big portable garage Swamp cooler at a discount we spent the day together ... went to his place to help him unload it and then looked at guns in his safe  ...he's Got a Prestine 1909 Mauser Waffen , Berlin Argentene Navy Contract ... the Chrome straight Bolt and receiver ... and chambered for the Akley 30'06 ... shoots Standard 30'06 and f\ireforms the cases to the Akley that holds more powder and with the same headspacing... wants my Keltec SU-16CA .223 for it... Man it's nice and those were experimental in 1909.
You'll do well with that 10ga SxS Dave I'm certain ... and when I do return to USNY we'll make it a point to try and hook up in VT to go shooting Maybe I can get aholt of Oldelm up there... 

[Smokin_Gun]