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Hello everyone! First post, but I have been lurking in the shadows. Been working on Big Boy X (I know some are against it, I LOVE it) in .45 Colt for a couple months. Think I finally got it setup the way I want it to start with, anyway. Waiting on a quiet can for it, as we speak. Such a fantastic Lever gun. Anyway, thanks for sharing all the knowledge and letting me be a part of the Clan!!!

Welcome!

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That's a very nice X model you've got there. Congratulations.
Welcome to the forum from Western North Carolina

Welcome from the frozen Dacotah.

Hey Bume. Welcome from Nebraska. I like your rifle set up. It'll be a gas.

Looks like Underwood ammo...?

Welcome from Michigan. Nice looking rifle. Looking forward to range reports.

Welcome to the forum !
wouah... wonderful gun...

Hello and Welcome aboard.
The 45 colt is a favorite, and fun out of a lever gun.
Do you load your own? Ammo is a little scarce around here.

RP

Welcome from So-Cal. .45 Colt is pretty popular around this forum. As Randy asked, do you handload?

Welcome from the Land of Sugar!
Jake

markiver54 wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 17, 2022 9:56 pm

Looks like Underwood ammo...?

Yes Sir! Underwood 250gr +P with the Lehigh Xtreme Penetrator. Most accurate round I have shot out of this rifle, thus far. On the target pictured, it is the group in the middle. Lower right was Underwood 250gr +P XTP load. 3 shot groups , with the Underwood stuff, at 50 yards with factory open sights. I had 4 rounds of Grizzly left, so I shot 4 on this target. My rifle did not like the Grizzly ammo very much.

Rifletom wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:53 am

Welcome from So-Cal. .45 Colt is pretty popular around this forum. As Randy asked, do you handload?

Yes Sir, I DO reload! When I purchased the rifle, back around May/June, I got lucky and found some different factory stuff on sale. Ended up accumulating about 400rds, so now I have brass to play with. I do know that it is way harder for me to find primers than loaded ammo and it has been for months.

Very nice shooting! I've not tried the Underwood yet, but I know it's not cheap. Don't know that I would use it on targets other than to see how well my gun likes it.
Again...very nice shooting! Impressive.

markiver54 wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 18, 2022 4:53 pm

Very nice shooting! I've not tried the Underwood yet, but I know it's not cheap. Don't know that I would use it on targets other than to see how well my gun likes it.
Again...very nice shooting! Impressive.

I managed to get 12-15 boxes I got at about 40% off. I can't remember where I found it online at that price, but I haven't seen it again!!! And the shooting is more the Rifle than me!!!

~BumeRod~ wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 18, 2022 6:42 pm

markiver54 wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 18, 2022 4:53 pm

Very nice shooting! I've not tried the Underwood yet, but I know it's not cheap. Don't know that I would use it on targets other than to see how well my gun likes it.
Again...very nice shooting! Impressive.

I managed to get 12-15 boxes I got at about 40% off. I can't remember where I found it online at that price, but I haven't seen it again!!! And the shooting is more the Rife than me!!!

That's a heck of a deal man.
Heck I load my own but at a price like that I'd had to have jump on some of it also.
I shot some Underwood's through my BBS 41 mag. it grouped well at 50 yds.

RP

~BumeRod~ wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 18, 2022 6:42 pm

markiver54 wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 18, 2022 4:53 pm

Very nice shooting! I've not tried the Underwood yet, but I know it's not cheap. Don't know that I would use it on targets other than to see how well my gun likes it.
Again...very nice shooting! Impressive.

I managed to get 12-15 boxes I got at about 40% off. I can't remember where I found it online at that price, but I haven't seen it again!!! And the shooting is more the Rifle than me!!!

Awe, you’re just being modest (which we all do). Yep the rifle is mechanically wonderful but by itself it’s just a lump of steel and wood.

Nice shooting, we all just love those touching groups.

Welcome from Alberta.

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