Day at the range

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I took my MKII Target 5.5" with a Bushnell TRS25 on it and my newest aquisition, the .500JRH BFR.

I wanted to adjust the sight on the MKII and try out the JRH.

I started with the MKII and got it pretty close. This is a 10 shot group I fired with it at 50yds. I was shooting Remington Golden bullets, which I have about a 10% dud rate on, but they sure are cheap. The best I ever did with the iron sights on this gun with this ammo was 1.3" @25yds. I'm not sure what happened on the flyer, but I'm not ruling out the opposite of a dud. This goup is just over 1.1" throwing out the flyer. The squares on these targets are 1/2". I might try one click right next time out.
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The BFR was more of a "get to know" session. Since I don't have a mold yet, I bought the cheapest jacketed bullets I could find. Speer 350gr JSP deepcurls for $21/50. I loaded these over 33gr of H110 in Starline JRH brass with CCI 350 primers. This should be good for around 1400fps for a SWAG. I had to crank the rear sight all the way down and to the right to hit at 12 o'clock with a 6 o'clock hold. 2 groups here at 25 yds. The one to the left is a sight adjuatment group under 2" for 4 shots. The first shot was about a foot high. The group to the right is about 1.7" for 5 shots. Not bad for no load work up an just getting to know it.
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I'm going to put the taller sight on it and hope that heavy boolits shoot to the left. DOH I mean right!

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My short front sight was .460". The tall one is .610".

[tek4260]

Did your 475 come with extra sights? Mine didn't, but it is a moot point now.

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My .500JRH did. .475 and .500s&w did not.

I should have bid on your .475... I think that was your porch.

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Oh, and this load in the JRH was not too bad. I had a friend use his phone to video me shooting it offhand 5 shots. You can tell I relaxed a little on the 2nd shot. He is supposed to email me the video.

33gr of H110 + dusk = !

[tek4260]

My .500JRH did. .475 and .500s&w did not.

I should have bid on your .475... I think that was your porch.


:) Nah wasn't mine. I thought I owned the only BFR in MS. Of course I may as of now. Oh yea, you know mine wouldn't be wearing rubber!

[subsonic]

+1 for not wearing rubber

[44man]

I love the JRH even more then the .475 BFR. Seems to twist my wrist a lot less from the bench. Recoil is there to be sure but it is not earth shaking.
Remember the twist rate and go to a heavier boolit. Mine is 440 gr. It is hard and expensive to find/buy bullets.
I had a shock yesterday when trying to find Tru-Oil stock finish. It is only a little over $4 so my friend added some other things to the order on line. Then the postage hit home at almost $12 so he shut it down.
That is over 50% of the price of the goods. From Midsouth at that, I would hate to see what Midway wants.
To buy bullets would be crazy. I don't know what we are going to do, I always need small items but the price can double with postage and handling. I would love to send boolits to fellas but I can't afford it on SS. I have a silent scream in the post office! :( Even sending one boolit so a fella can get a mold made for it is crazy.

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On Midsouth, if you can find a business to ship to (like a friend's shop or your work if not retired), select Fedex Business. It's about half the normal cost. That's what I do and have things sent to work.

Or when someone wants a boolit, just ask for a few bucks to cover shipping via Paypal as a gift. No fee that way and it is for a gift.