No, I meant what I said. We shoot a lot of it in Iowa, especially the east coast, where Schuetzen has been around longer than any other shooting sport and we argue with Texas about the longest, continually operational Schuetzen club. We don't top out at .32, we start there and that is quite common where BP is used. We use smokeless too, but true to the sport, BP is always part of the game.

.375s do not, a long range rifle, make. They mostly suck at midrange too, and are rarely used in silhouette well (unless your name is Rick Moritz). Few shoot .40s at long range (and almost never .410s) and very, very rarely do they do well. Most of us shoot .45s, muzzle or breech.

If it is not fun to breach seat blackpowder, that's just your spin on it. For a lot of us it is a lot more fun because it is a lot more traditional and challenging. I've done it a lot. My first serious shooting sport was Schuetzen, though now I shoot mostly BPCR/BPTR and USIMLT Creedmoor wherever they are shot.


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