Got my hi wall in, removed the scope base and rings, put in filler screws, and put the rear sight back on. The marbles target peep was already on, and it snapped up smartly when I flipped it up. I got a handful of cartridges I had loaded up, and stepped outside my shop, looking into the field range where I shoot. On a bank at 125 yds I had a 3" clanger hanging. I knew as muddy as the ground was, it show a divet where the bullet hit and would be easy to adjust the sights. I shot it offhand, leaning against a post. At the shot it threw up a chunk of mud, about 10" low but dead on left to right. I used a SWAG to guestimate the amount needed and adjusted the stem of the peep sight up. At the next shot, it hit the top of the clanger. Just to make sure I shot another one, just about dead center. I shot the last 3 rounds and they finished taking the yellow paint off of the clanger. The trigger breaks at about #2 3/4. The rifle is immaculate, on all the blue and the wood, the seller way undersold it. I ended up getting 150 Postell slugs that weigh 380 grains, and about 500 of the Lee 250 gr slugs, done sized and lubed in the deal, with 100 rounds of new brass and a few fired ones, 25 loaded rounds, with 24grs of 4198 loaded. I also lucked up on 185 rounds of once fired brass for a very good price the other day. To say I am pleased is an understatement. Another board member asked me how I afford several single shot rifles a year, I told him I got rid of all my cheap stuff, some that I had had for 20 years, never shot. That and some pretty shrewd horsetrading has gotten me into about a dozen single shots, mostly 45/70 the last 2 years. I can send pics if someone will post them.
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Chill Wills
USAF RET 1971-95
