I had posted on here and had pics posted of a Ruger No 1 with a custom barrel and a Pedersoli Sharps in 40/65. I had hit and miss results with the Ruger, and had mounted a slick Weaver steel tube 10x on it. I remember talking to someone, I want to think it was Val Miller on here, about 40/65's some time back, and I remember them telling me, most of them would shoot light bullets good, regardless of the twist. The No 1 has a 1-14 twist and the Sharps has 1-18 twist. I went thru my molds and bullets, the lightest I had was some 325gr, that I had shot in my 40/82. I decided to PC them, and load them unsized, with 13 gr of Unique. I loaded up 50 and started shooting at 25 yds. The sharps hit to point of aim, then I went to 100 yds on a 3x3' target with 2 black dot targets in the middle of it. First shot at 100 was low, left. So I cranked up the sights and some windage, high right, then with 3 more sighters, i got it dialed in. I was putting the tiny bead I had on the front, on the bottom of the dot, makeing a figure 8. First 2 shots cut each other, in the edge of the dot, the third one was 1/2" right, for just under 1" group, I was a happy camper, because the sight covered up more than the group. Then I turned to the no 1, at 25 yds it hit the bullet hole I shot at, in the top half of the hole. Turning the 10x Weaver on a bullet hole at 100, it was about 2" high and left about 1", took 2 more shots then the third one hit under the crosshair. Holding on the hole, I shot 2 more into a cloverleaf, agains my better judgement I shot a 4th shot, and it punched the center out of the cloverleaf, group was about 3/4". To say I am happy is an understatmen I shot 10 more rounds thru each one out to 150 yds, on a steep bank in my pasture, picking out small rocks, tufts of grass, a stick and so forth, and missed very few, had to hold over just a tad at 150. I swabbed both barrels out with 2 patches wet with clenzoil, and they were good to go. The no 1 had hardly any recoil, and the Sharps didnt move, about like shooting a .22. These are two of my most accurate single shots, with bigger bores. Just thought I would share.
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Originally Posted by gnoahhh
