Review of my Mongrel-made .36 squirrel mangler

[azwidget]

Finally!!!! A warm spring day and the opportunity for the first firing of my beautiful Mongrel-made .36 caliber left-handed flintlock. IT WAS AWESOME!!!  Spectacular! Just about the most fun a girl could have!

With a French amber flint the lock produced a shower of sparks...not a single klatch!
I was shooting consistently low and to the right; I think it was the shooter, not the rifle, since I was able to correct it as I went along.

Since I was by myself at the Toledo Muzzleloader's range, it was hard to get decent pictures.
I was shooting offhand at 50 yards.

Can't even begin to say how happy I am with my little rifle!! OK, squirrels, beware! And I'll for sure be ready for the next paper shoot, boys 

[William]

Very cool!  Glad you had a nice sunny day you could get out and enjoy with your smoke pole.  Tell us more about the load you were using.

[azwidget]

Used a .350 round ball with .010 prelubed patch. Played around with the powder load - seemed to get good results with 40gr. I'll continue messing with that next time I go out.

Discovered that it would be really really really nice to have a short starter; working on making that this evening.

Took a basic handgun class a few months ago and have been shooting my S&W weekly. I didn't realize it would improve my rifle skills... or maybe I should give credit to Mongrel for building a superior product!   

[mongrel]

The credit goes to quality components and an owner who can shoot. I only assembled the parts and sent the result along to the owner.

[azwidget]

Makes me really glad I put up with all that teasing!   

[Dogshirt]

What teasing?

[azwidget]

You all know who you are..... don't make me hafta name names 

[William]

All kidding aside, Mongrel really put his magic touch on that rifle, it just looks good sitting there next to the target.  Kinda like cars, if it looks fast just standing still then it's a keeper for sure.

[flintboomer]

Very nice, and when you start beating the guys at the range with it they probably won't have much they can say except "good job".

[gunmaker]

How bout a pic of the rhinestone & sequin case Widget-----Good shooting,   ....Tom

[Hanshi]

Hey, Mongrel!  You do a bloody lot more than simply "assemble" the parts.  That's a very fine rifle and looks to be the scourge of the squirrel woods.

[bowcrazy]

have to agree with Hanshi that is a fine rifle. squirrel's beware.

[CampbellClan]

Yep I will agree with hanshi as well..thats ONE FINE looking rifle..
widget, thats pretty decent shooting for your first outing with a new rifle. I'd say it's a KEEPER for sure..

[hotfxr]

The credit goes to quality components and an owner who can shoot. I only assembled the parts and sent the result along to the owner.

Wayyy too modest. From everything I have read on this forum, you seem to impart some kind of "Mongrel Mojo" into every piece that you build, thereby forcing whomever shoots one of them to greater accuracy.

[Hawken50]

  Mongrel is strong in the ways of the soot lords.I have foreseen that many will be brought to the dark side of the soot lords by his cunning applications of the dark arts of Goex, I have.Many will be lured away from the heathen smokeless ones......