We are Mike and Paul, two regular guys from the Pacific Northwest with a little bit of experience in a lot of different areas from automotive to woodwork to the outdoors. Between us we have 9 kids so family is everything! This channel is not meant to be full of tutorials and how to videos, but rather to join the two of us on our adventures in building, fixing and probably breaking a few things. If you ever have a question about something you see here, please reach out and ask. Likewise, if you have any suggestions or criticisms, keep them to yourself.....JK, let us hear it. We are always eager to learn and grow. We're not experts, but we know Enough 2 B Dangerous.
This is in Capitol forest just southwest of Olympia WA. We LOVE this place, Mike and I have spent a ton of time roaming these woods during hunting season over the years. It is my happy place!
In the past I would always start at 25 and move to 50. We heard about the 13 thing and figured we’d give it a try. As you can see in the video, it didn’t go as we had hoped😂 I’d like to try it again with more powder and see if that makes a difference.
Because we are shooting with the barrel pointing slightly upward so there is an arc in the trajectory. So the bullet or ball is dead on at two distances. One as the ball rises in its arc and again as it falls back through the line of sight. I noticed that if I adjust my sights for 25 yards that my point of impact is almost perfect at 50 yards because of the arc in trajectory . It is a couple of inches low at 75 yards and about four inches low at 100 yards. Where I live most shots are at around 20-25 yards. I seldom have to shoot beyond 50 yards So the 25 yard zero has worked well for me.
At 74 I have to admit that my eyesight is not as good as it was when it was 20/15 A few things I have noticed is that there are some rules that actually work. One is at 25 yards from a rest a handguns group when a really good shooter is working the trigger... a 5 shot group... throw out the two worst shots and the remaining group will be what a machine can do.. in other words it gets rid of human error and shows what the ammo and gun can do. 7 yards.... not particularly useful except to get on paper. Black powder handguns are much harder to get good groups. I built a kit Hawkins 50 and so did my buddy. Black powder rifles seem... to be accurate right out of the box.
A projectile does not rise as it leaves the barrel. What would make a bullet rise after leaving a level firearm ????? That theory just came from diagrams and drawings over the years. Gravity works immediately after the bullet exits the barrel. The Mythbusters also proved that too.
You make a good point. I agree with you that I have misrepresented science here a little bit. Really what is happening (and where the concept of a “rising” bullet comes from) is just the arc it takes straight from the barrel. Trajectory in relation to line of sight. Sorry about the confusion.
Very cool and very informative. I mostly shoot modern firearms, so I’m familiar with the 50/200 and 36/300 etc zeroes for 5.56 rifles. But the 13/75 zero makes a lot of sense given the slower velocity and heavy projectile of a muzzle loader. My dad wants to build one, so if we do it, this’ll be really helpful when we go to sight it in!
The powder charge can make a big difference as well. Here we were both using 50 grains of fff black powder. In hindsight, 70 grains may have been more appropriate considering the distance
@@Enough2BDangerous Interesting! I’d be curious to see the point of impact shift with 70 grains versus 50. It looks like a completely different experience, and yeah ammo is expensive! Looks like this is a cheap way to shoot. Do you cast your own projectiles?
When you must lay a bottle over on its side like in your old box, put it inside of a heavy freezer ziplock bag and be sure its sealed good. That adds a layer of extra protection. I do this when im traveling with my shampoo bottle in my suitcase. Also, instead of using the bottles with flip up lids, put your liquids in a bottle with a traditional screw on lid that seals well when screwed down good.
