Howdah at 25meters

[flibuste]

Hello,

First test with the cal.20 Howdah : 35gr. BP, 40gr. cornmeal, crisco and patched 0.60 ball .

Recoil is reel but comfortable ; when increasing powder charge, the trigger starts knocking the knuckle and it is less pleasant .

There is no rear sight but one should added soon .......

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=108268&stc=1&d=1256998884

All bullets touched the target but better accuracy should be expected when loading will be be optimized and rear sight added..

More test soon !

Regards

 

[NobleSniper]

All I can say is OUCH!! That would make a good defensive weapon Houchins

 

[Das Jaeger]

Looks like fun !

Adequate accruacy for Torso whoopin , easilly .
You may want to check out Brownells.com , they have some really neat Old School Ramp Front and Graduated Rears for like Safari type rifles that would look awsome on that pistol , and be very effective at different ranges too .
Even a set of Pedersoli Safari Sights for thier Kodiak line would be grand on that beast

Das Jaeger

 

[BlackNet]

Interesting patterns there. You should be getting smaller groups and I suspect it's in your technique. What you have on paper is more consistent with point shooting splatter.

 

[Oyeboten]

25 Meters?...no rear sight? Smoothbore? -that's darned good shooting!!

Very nice...


What's that Bullet weigh?

 

[missuramoss]

I've never shot a Howdah...two hand hold...or just one...It does look like good grooping...Is that the same (shotgun?) that Micheal Douglas used in THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS?...knuckle buster or not.....very fine weapon...good shootin fliebust!

 

[goon]

IIRC, the one in "The Ghost and The Darkness" was an O/U. But that side by side is still a sweetheart!

 

[DrLaw]

Considering that this gun was meant for point blank shooting of the tiger climbing onto the Elephant's back, 25 meters is really pushing the envelope.

Just my two cents.

The Doc is out now.