1876 Long Range Report from Smokey Mountain Shootout

[Buckey O'Neill]

Howdy Pards,
The 76's did well - On the 300 yard range, a cowboy from Missouri put all 5 shots on the bison in 11.?? seconds!! with his Taylor's .45-60 using 300 gr. bullets & smokeless powder!  Another cowboy from Tennessee put all 5 shots on the bison in 30.?? seconds with his Cimarron .45-75 using 350 gr. bullets & Goex FFg Express!.  On the 600 yard range, a cowboy from KY hit the bison with his Chapparal .45-75 using 350 gr. bullets & smokeless powder. The cowboy from TN put 4 hits on the bison with his Cimarron .45-75 using 350 gr. bullets & Goex FFg Express. Best I recall, the leverguns did well shooting against the Sharps at 600 yards - for bragging rights only. Target size was approx. 30" X 30" for both ranges.

Regards,
Buckey

[Harve Curry]

That is some good shooting!
Some real distances, substantial cartridges sending fat heavy bullets in rapid succession to the target
thanks for the report.
, Bill W

[Dirty Brass]

Impressive results. I didn't think these rifles were accurate enough for that kind of shot placement at those distances - especially with BP loads.

[Grizzly Adams]

Thanks for the report, Bucky!  Sounds like you boys had yourselves a good time!   These guns are a lot of fun to shoot, and they do just fine to boot!

[Roosterman]

I hope I can get mine wrung out so it will perform that well! Pretty cool!