By Joe Cota
So, about that black powder match I wrote about recently: I won! The ‘ol .54-caliber flintlock shot steady and true.
Although the Target 6 group wasn’t too bad for offhand shooting with a rock sparkin’ flintlock rifle, the snake got away from me and lived to see another day! I had to change the flint during Round 6 and only got three shots off out of four, but a good group isn’t enough if it misses the target!
But in the end the old .54-caliber flintlock made enough hits on target overall to make it happen. Flintlock isn’t easy and that’s the best part about it.
We had a fun day in the mountains with good friends burnin’ charcoal. And that’s what it’s all about, isn’t it?