[Voodoochile]

Hello all, well this afternoon I had some free time so I went to the range to get a few shots in with my new rifle the Lyman Trade Rifle .50 cal. & let me tell you this rifle shoots wonderfully right out of the box.

Ofcorse I had cleaned it when I got it home & today I ran a dry patch through the bore & a cupple of caps & I was ready to shoot.

My choice load today was 70gr. FFFG Goex .010 Patch lubed with Bore Butter & a cast .495 182gr. Ball & man was I impressed.

The first 2 shots were low & left then right "circled" but I think it was my fault because I was trying a different hold on the rifle at the bench that was not all to comfortable which I think caused those shots, I ran a wet patch then a dry patch then poped a cap after each shot "cept the last 5 shots" & at 50 yards I kept all 11 shots on paper including the last 5 shots where I shot off hand "well my last shot I nicked the paper because it started to get a little dark."

I could not find any of my patches on the ground "found 3 different kinds but none looked like mine so the next time I'll have an old sheet laid out to try & catch them.

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First time out with this wonderful rifle & shooting at 50 yards with a good Hunting load with all shots making a score makes me think that it is the start of a wonderful long relationship.
What do y-all think. :D

[Smokin_Gun]

a true shootin' rifle it is Voodoochile, and you din't do to bad yourself.:)

SG

[arcticap]

That's a great first range session. It shot pretty well right out of the box without fussing around with the sights or the load. It must handle pretty nicely too, especially with such a comfortable looking triggerguard. :)