One of these days I'll not pull one out of the group. Maybe. This is 100 yards and that faded targdot was tiny! 215gr over 9 grains of Unique. Still M.O.D/P I think!
3 shots- hand for reference
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One of these days I'll not pull one out of the group. Maybe. This is 100 yards and that faded targdot was tiny! 215gr over 9 grains of Unique. Still M.O.D/P I think!
3 shots- hand for reference
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It is not going to be easy to not pull at least one, ask me how I know after nearly 1,000 targets documented. "Grouping" has always fascinated me on how many one needs to group in order to call it good. Well, if you are shooting for food, it's always that first shot that counts....you know.....the one that is always called "the fouling shot" on a paper target that is never in the center.....lol!
I put a hole like that in my yard wagon once, it was not intentional...LOL!!!!
If you want to know just how good the loads are, group ten shot groups
If you really want to see how good a load is, shoot 10 3 shot groups on 10 different targets and over lap them when done and see how all 30 grouped.
Here are several 100-yard, ten-shot groups shot with my Marlin 1893S .44-40 Microgroove carbine made in 1993 using XS ghost ring iron sights. These pictures show what the Marlin Microgroove rifles are capable of when shot carefully off sandbags with loads which "work." Amazingly, even black powder loads with SPG lube grouped very acceptably for hunting use in the Microgroove barrel for 20 consecutive shots without wiping or blow tubing, using 33 grs. of Goex 3Fg and the Accurate 43-230EB bullet, as well as my Spanish El Tigre with its deep conventional rifling.
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My mentor the late Frank Marshall, Jr. always liked to say, "there is no such thing as 'lucky' ten-shot groups"
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Keep it to yourself.
Absolutely Outpost!!
That is about the best I can do as well. I have settled on my best normals to be inside 4" at 100 yards with a rifle with rifle powders and all inside 4" at 10-25 yards from a revolver with pistol powders.
Reloder 7, Normal load, Uberti Winchester 73'
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Here are John Korts black powder loads
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Last edited by Savvy Jack; 07-02-2020 at 04:56 PM.
I'll give it a try and see where ten end up. I'm still intending to try the Lee TL429240swc that shot so well in the Rossi I had. I know why you two guys like the .44WCF so much!
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Doing some rustic plinking at 100 yards. The group on the left is the TL240swc over 6.8 grs of Unique and the group on the right is a ( cough) 200gr JHP over 9.5 grs of Unique. The higher velocity load shoots much lower than I thought it would. The 240s surprisingly hit poa @ 100yds like my usual 220gr. RFN cast that are faster. Minute of venison, I think.
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I've decided to put a scope on it, so I drilled and tapped it for a #62 Weaver base. I had to remove the peep aperture arm and used high rings to clear the Topper hammer. I sort of bore sighted it at dusk and thought a quick offhand shot at 10 yards would tell me how far I might have to move the scope. Okay.....
"Time to eat, put the gun up before you ruin the moment"!
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Looking good! Can't wait to see it make meat!
Looks like it will take some adjustment when you back off to 50 yards or more. Will probably shoot high, the high mount and close range will be off a bit at longer range, assuming that blue dot was the aim point. Would be better to hit 1/2 to 3/4 inch low at 10 yards.
Spell check doesn't work in Chrome, so if something is spelled wrong, it's just a typo that I missed.
You called it, Ulav8r. I tried 3 at 40 yards( in a hurry) hopefully I'll have time to dial it in tomorrow between honeydoos......
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To the hunt!
I'm going on an antlerless deer control hunt this Saturday and this little fella will be along.
My other Cast Boolits inspired rifles will attend as well. 30-30 Mauser, 30-40 Krag, and 38-55 Winchester. My cousins want to see them!
I will admit that the 30-30 will have long range 125gr Nosler BT's along with cast- in case I have to shoot farther than 100yds
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Well??? You can't keep us in suspense!
I ended up carrying the ultra modern 30-30 for its long range capabilities- and used it at 80 yards......
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Near Lake Coleman so a little NW of hill country proper. I'm planning on going again in February, perhaps it will be cooler then.
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What load are you using with the 125 nbt for the 30-30? I have an h&r that i have been thinking of using them in.
Well, I finally got a chance at a hog with the subject gun of this old thread. The 44-40 with 205gr .429” Lee fn over 9.5 grs of Unique works on a medium size sow at roughly 100 yards. DRT in the water!
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That’s awesome! I still want to do this one day! My most recent H&R acquisition was a never fired 20 ga still in the box, and I just can’t cut it up…
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BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |