[John Rogers]

With my 45 caliber, 460 grain paper patched bullets in my Pedersoli Gibbs and also the two similar rifles I put together the further I have shot was 600 yards and I was aiming just over 38 feet high to compensate for the bullet drop. With 120 grains of Goex FFG the velocity 15 feet from the muzzle was 1290 FPS and I amazed myself that I actually hit the target with all 3 rifles. Jeff is right the two with tang sights are much easier to shoot at that type of distance. I was at the Pala Indian range north of San Diego and it was a misty type of day so no wind as it is a terrible place for gusts.

For Jeff, I was told the 1000 yard high power matches at Camp Pendleton are going to let black powder shooters enter their matches in 2017. Supposed to be both cartridge and muzzle loaders to help raise attendance?