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June 16th Father's Day Fun
- RanchRoper
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June 16th Father's Day Fun
Off to the range on a sunny Sunday. Bit of a breezy crosswind, but not too bad. Took an idea from Bandit and picked up a deck of cards yesterday. Shooting my Henry 1860 rifle and 1871 Colt Richards revolver, both in 45 Colt. My reloads; 200 gr LRNFP, 7.0 gn of Universal.
First up, 100 yds with the rifle, 50 rounds. Open sights as usual, ladder sight up and on bottom notch. No groups to speak of but pretty much all rounds in the 12" circle so not too bad I guess for an old cowboy. Shooting from 1 knee.
Next is just 5 extra rounds I took for the revolver. I wanted to really test myself and have no extra rounds to shoot; 5 only, go big or go home. Playing card at 15 yds, 1 hand. Clipped the edge with 3 but got that pesky cowboy anyway... His pony express days are over...
Hope you enjoyed the little report. Shoot safe, RR
First up, 100 yds with the rifle, 50 rounds. Open sights as usual, ladder sight up and on bottom notch. No groups to speak of but pretty much all rounds in the 12" circle so not too bad I guess for an old cowboy. Shooting from 1 knee.
Next is just 5 extra rounds I took for the revolver. I wanted to really test myself and have no extra rounds to shoot; 5 only, go big or go home. Playing card at 15 yds, 1 hand. Clipped the edge with 3 but got that pesky cowboy anyway... His pony express days are over...
Hope you enjoyed the little report. Shoot safe, RR
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1860 Colt SA Richards Conversion Revolver .45C
1860 Henry .45C
1885 High Wall .45C
1820-1840 Frontier Percussion .50
1790-1820 Frontier Flintlock .50
Ohkínohkomit - Shoot skillfully
1860 Henry .45C
1885 High Wall .45C
1820-1840 Frontier Percussion .50
1790-1820 Frontier Flintlock .50
Ohkínohkomit - Shoot skillfully
- markiver54
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Re: June 16th Father's Day Fun
Nice shooting as usual RR. Fun also. That's one dead cowboy on that card!thanks for sharing!
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Re: June 16th Father's Day Fun
With all you card sharks, now, I'm going to have to looking for some cards. Nice work, RR.
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Re: June 16th Father's Day Fun
Don't blame me, it's all Bandit's fault.
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1860 Colt SA Richards Conversion Revolver .45C
1860 Henry .45C
1885 High Wall .45C
1820-1840 Frontier Percussion .50
1790-1820 Frontier Flintlock .50
Ohkínohkomit - Shoot skillfully
1860 Henry .45C
1885 High Wall .45C
1820-1840 Frontier Percussion .50
1790-1820 Frontier Flintlock .50
Ohkínohkomit - Shoot skillfully
Re: June 16th Father's Day Fun
Do you have a favorite target from today? Most fun?
They are definitely different shooting...
Rifle at 100 yards?
<or>
Revolver at tiny cards?
Both are fine results displayed by nice photos.
PT7
They are definitely different shooting...
Rifle at 100 yards?
<or>
Revolver at tiny cards?
Both are fine results displayed by nice photos.
PT7
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Re: June 16th Father's Day Fun
Tiny cards are fun for sure but not sure if I'll shoot them beyond the 25 yd with open sights, they are very small. Getting on paper at 100 yds is something I have been working on so it's nice to make some progress. That 12" target looks like a tiny card at 100 yds. Curious to see what kind of results I'll get with my new single shot when it finally arrives.
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1860 Colt SA Richards Conversion Revolver .45C
1860 Henry .45C
1885 High Wall .45C
1820-1840 Frontier Percussion .50
1790-1820 Frontier Flintlock .50
Ohkínohkomit - Shoot skillfully
1860 Henry .45C
1885 High Wall .45C
1820-1840 Frontier Percussion .50
1790-1820 Frontier Flintlock .50
Ohkínohkomit - Shoot skillfully
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Re: June 16th Father's Day Fun
Ps...the new stock cover is nice. Shoulders snug. I won't use it all the time but for now I like it.
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1860 Colt SA Richards Conversion Revolver .45C
1860 Henry .45C
1885 High Wall .45C
1820-1840 Frontier Percussion .50
1790-1820 Frontier Flintlock .50
Ohkínohkomit - Shoot skillfully
1860 Henry .45C
1885 High Wall .45C
1820-1840 Frontier Percussion .50
1790-1820 Frontier Flintlock .50
Ohkínohkomit - Shoot skillfully
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Re: June 16th Father's Day Fun
Great shooting on the cowboy card!!! Where did you find that deck of Winchester cards?
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Re: June 16th Father's Day Fun
A western store in Lethbridge called Western Stockman.
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1860 Colt SA Richards Conversion Revolver .45C
1860 Henry .45C
1885 High Wall .45C
1820-1840 Frontier Percussion .50
1790-1820 Frontier Flintlock .50
Ohkínohkomit - Shoot skillfully
1860 Henry .45C
1885 High Wall .45C
1820-1840 Frontier Percussion .50
1790-1820 Frontier Flintlock .50
Ohkínohkomit - Shoot skillfully