Range Outing 8/1/2019
Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2019 7:16 pm
Just now getting around to post about last range outing.
Took 3 rifles. A recently acquired 1975 Ruger M77 in .243 with Simmons 3 X 9 scope; My Henry .44 Brass Big Boy; and my Henry H001TM .22 Magnum.
I had earlier sighted in the Ruger .243 with Hornady Factory 75 grain JHP ammo at 100 yds. I wanted to see how my handloads with 38.5 gr. Varget under a Hornady 75 grain V-Max bullet would compare. I was quite satisfied with the results.
Next up I wanted to check my iron sights on the Big Boy Brass .44 at 50 yds. Was using my standard rifle load of a 240 grain XTP JHP over 19.6 grains of 2400.
Last of all I shot the Henry .22 magnum. I had been using iron sights and decided to put a Tasco 3 X 9 scope on this rifle. I have had this scope laying around for a while and was not using it. I tried the 3 different types of .22 mag ammo that I have on hand and was expecting some variance. Targets were at 50 yds. I was hoping for better accuracy with the scope. I checked back at the 50 yd targets I had shot with iron sights and to be honest did not see that the scope helped that much. I went back to iron sights on this rifle and if I try to scope it again, I will get a better quality scope.
RUGER M77 .243
.243 TARGETS (100 yds)
BIG BOY 44 TARGET (50 yds)
.22 MAGNUM TARGETS (50 yds)
Took 3 rifles. A recently acquired 1975 Ruger M77 in .243 with Simmons 3 X 9 scope; My Henry .44 Brass Big Boy; and my Henry H001TM .22 Magnum.
I had earlier sighted in the Ruger .243 with Hornady Factory 75 grain JHP ammo at 100 yds. I wanted to see how my handloads with 38.5 gr. Varget under a Hornady 75 grain V-Max bullet would compare. I was quite satisfied with the results.
Next up I wanted to check my iron sights on the Big Boy Brass .44 at 50 yds. Was using my standard rifle load of a 240 grain XTP JHP over 19.6 grains of 2400.
Last of all I shot the Henry .22 magnum. I had been using iron sights and decided to put a Tasco 3 X 9 scope on this rifle. I have had this scope laying around for a while and was not using it. I tried the 3 different types of .22 mag ammo that I have on hand and was expecting some variance. Targets were at 50 yds. I was hoping for better accuracy with the scope. I checked back at the 50 yd targets I had shot with iron sights and to be honest did not see that the scope helped that much. I went back to iron sights on this rifle and if I try to scope it again, I will get a better quality scope.
RUGER M77 .243
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