Help for a wet behind the ears newbie - and blank loads

[harricook]

I have friends on Ohio that shoot this and similar comps/disciplines regularly from horseback - but as a shooter and rider myself - it freaks me out slightly I must admit ! I would not want to combine the two !

http://americashorsedaily.com/saddle...nted-shooting/
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2161837/posts
http://www.acmsa.com/melissa%20dragoo.htm
and check the video in this one
http://newmsa.com/

Jimmy uses a coarse BP rifle powder loaded in brass pistol cases - capped with a simple card wad - then sealed with a cellulose varnish (nail polish to you & me)

They use both pistols & leverguns

They are hitting balloons from about 15ft - and when I went to see him (and his wife) shooting - my assumption is that the coarse powder is still burning and it is that that does the bursting (I may be wrong) - there is no 'solids' husks seeds wax lumps etc
See this link http://www.ponybox.com/upload/news/1805_featured.jpg

But........ to respond to one question from the OP . NONE of them are quiet !!!!!!

Now the problem comes when you use the worlds 'blanks' and 'percussion pistol' in the same sentence - as they don't exctly go together . and cartridge pistols are now Section 5 - but if you have one allowed for this discipline - then good luck to you !!


Cheers and Yeee HA !!!


Roy
.