Thomas Clarke
New member
.50 Round Ball 600 Yards Long Gong
Thompson Center .50 Hawken Kit rifle. Handcast over fire .498 round ball the night before the trail walk. 120 grains of 2F Goex. Silhouette was a red 55 gallon steel drum lid hung in a tree. Target was on the far edge of a pond from a trail on the other side of the pond down to the target. Estimated range that day was 400+ yards. Since measured at 600 yards. Long way away for open iron buckhorn on the edge of a pond. Shot from classic Creedmore position.on back. All Kentucky Windage. Luckiest shot of my life. Shot on trail walk, one of 20 positions. I was the only one of the group to hit it. It was my first shot at the gong and first time seeing it. I actually shot 17 of 20 that day. Been back many times, and have not hit it since on first shot, but have hit it while spending time on it with many shots.
Thompson Center .50 Hawken Kit rifle. Handcast over fire .498 round ball the night before the trail walk. 120 grains of 2F Goex. Silhouette was a red 55 gallon steel drum lid hung in a tree. Target was on the far edge of a pond from a trail on the other side of the pond down to the target. Estimated range that day was 400+ yards. Since measured at 600 yards. Long way away for open iron buckhorn on the edge of a pond. Shot from classic Creedmore position.on back. All Kentucky Windage. Luckiest shot of my life. Shot on trail walk, one of 20 positions. I was the only one of the group to hit it. It was my first shot at the gong and first time seeing it. I actually shot 17 of 20 that day. Been back many times, and have not hit it since on first shot, but have hit it while spending time on it with many shots.