Savvy Jack
12-16-2019, 03:35 PM
Only for those who might be interested.
The reason why I suggest at least a 300 yard participation was for the historical Switzerland testings of the Winchester 1866. This information is listed in Winchester's 1875 catalog. We all know the 66' was a rimfire but the 44-40 downloaded to 1,125fps can do the same thing...yes...with black powder.
Official Swiss Commission, At Aarau, Switzerland
October 8th, 1866
300 Paces (250 YARDS) FOR FUN, KICK IT UP TO 300 YARDS
Target - 6ft x 6 ft
Large squares - 6"
Small squares - 1/10th" (5 squares in 6")
The Winchester 66' grouped 29 of 30 shots inside 18" x 18"
The following photos are from those targets from 300 paces to 1,000 paces and one "off-hand" shooting at 300 paces.
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John Kort enjoyed replication these shot with lower velocity 44-40 cartridges @ 1,125fps
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The reason why I suggest at least a 300 yard participation was for the historical Switzerland testings of the Winchester 1866. This information is listed in Winchester's 1875 catalog. We all know the 66' was a rimfire but the 44-40 downloaded to 1,125fps can do the same thing...yes...with black powder.
Official Swiss Commission, At Aarau, Switzerland
October 8th, 1866
300 Paces (250 YARDS) FOR FUN, KICK IT UP TO 300 YARDS
Target - 6ft x 6 ft
Large squares - 6"
Small squares - 1/10th" (5 squares in 6")
The Winchester 66' grouped 29 of 30 shots inside 18" x 18"
The following photos are from those targets from 300 paces to 1,000 paces and one "off-hand" shooting at 300 paces.
253095 253096 253097
253098 253108 253109
John Kort enjoyed replication these shot with lower velocity 44-40 cartridges @ 1,125fps
253111