Dirtybore
posted this
09 February 2015
"Never saw or heard of a chamber flag? Really?"
Do I read that as your thinking, Increadible and or unbelievable?
Like I indicated in my previous post, they are not used in muzzleloading competitions and THAT is the only type of cometition I've participated in. As I stated, “obviously you attend different caliber competitions than I do.” So no, I've never seen a chamber flag. SO, I've learned something new from this thread.
Are the flags only manditory during competitive shoots or during all shooting on the range? The reason I'm asking is we shoot plenty of bolt actions on the range I attend and and the rule there is to place the firearm in the rack with it's action open when it's not being used. Then and when people go down range to get targets.
It would be embarassing to attend a range only to discover I'm not prepared. :(
As long as I'm shooting muzzleloaders, I don't believe I have to worry about it. Most of our rendezvous type shoots are trail walks where the competitors follow a trail and shoot offhand at interesting targets such as steel gongs shaped like critters or some other challenging shape. These targets are placed at verious distances and most likely, not 25, 50, or 100 yrs. All shooting and loading is done from a mountain man's pouch and powder horn while on the trail.
One of my favourite shots is cutting a playing card into two pieces. The card is placed such that you are looking at the side, the thin side to you, and it must be cut completely in two. No, this is not a 100 yd shot :)