koger
12-19-2021, 10:48 PM
Three of my buddies and i got together at one of their houses, to shoot rifles off his back patio. We shot from 100-300 yds. Two of them were shooting Pedersoli Down Under models, 45/70's, one of which I recently sold to one of them. These rifles shot well out to 300 yds as well. Another buddy had a Pedersoli Hi Wall in 45/70, and shooting PC 300 grain slugs loaded with trail boss, and using a Marbles tang sight did very well out to 300yds but after that his eyesight played out on him. I shot a CPA rifle I recently traded into, with the 45/70 barrel on it. The front MVA sight had a peep on it and I did very well at 100 and 200 yds, but the sight covered up too much at 300 yds for me to use it. I have 2 sets of sight cards on the way from MVA and will put a slim post insert in as soon as it arrives. I also had a Remington Rolling block with me, one made in 1990 by Remington, with a heavy sporter round barrel with a silver blade front, buckhorn rear and a set of Lee Shaver Seoule sights on the tang of the pistol grip stock, was like that when I traded into it. I am ashamed to say, it had been nearly 4 years since I had shot this rifle, dealing with various health issues and trading for different rifles, etc. With the Remginton I hit the 100 yd and 200 yd 6" and 8"gong pretty easily with the buckhorn and silver blade front. I was shooting 350 gr slugs I cast and sized, lubed, .458 diameter. When I went to 300 yds, It took 3 shots to get on the 12" square gong, painted red. I shot 4 for 5 on target after that, and the 5th shot went under about an inch, the plate was still swinging. I then tried some 540 gr Postells I had cast and loaded up, and was shooting dead center about 3 feet under the plate. I guesstimated hold over it, and luck shined on me as the next 2 dead centered it, and man did they make the plate swing, about tore it off its chains. It was cold and the clouds scudded in, making shooting past 300 yds about impossible. Our hosts wife brought out a big pot of black coffee, and everyone had a big old slice of Apple Walnut an caramel drop cake, that was to die for, still warm from the oven. We sates around and talked till dark, drinking coffee and an swapping tales. 2 of us had dodged death twice each in the last 4 years, and we talked about how much gratitude we had to see another great day of shooting and fellowship. I had a tear in my eye as I climbed in the truck and headed home. I have to get around on crutches and a variety of other physical problems. I am 59, and can still see iron sights and peeps, as good as ever, and my shooting is about as good as ever. I thanked the good lord for blessing me with another evening such as we had, and still being able to have some of my normal life back. Just thought I would share with my friends online, as I consider you fellers.