Sunday Afternoon Outing...Henry .45-70 & Ruger GP100

[Steve51]

Spent the afternoon checking out the .45-70 and the Ruger GP100 with upgraded sights.
Took some shots with the .45-70 at 50 yds and 75 yds.
I used H4198 powder for these loads with velocities approx 1500 fps

All the shots from the GP100 were at 10yds.

Henry .45-70 with Skinner Express Sight

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Top 2 holes at 50 yds. with 300 gr. Hornady JHP bullets
Bottom 3 holes at 75 yds. with the Hornady 300 gr. JHP bullets

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Used 405 gr. MBC Hard Cast Bullets at 50 yds. on this target

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RUGER GP100 with 5" barrel Rear sight is a Warren Custom Outdoors "One Hole Sight" the front sight is a Hi-Vis
This combination seems to work better for my aging eyes.

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All shots at 10 yds using mild magnum loads with Unique Powder (7.4 gr)
and 158 grain LSWC bullets
Some shots were fired single action and some double action
I like to shoot revolvers but I'm not good at it.

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[fortyshooter]

Steve that is some good shooting rifle and revolver. Yep I know just a little about those one hole or ghost ring sights! Great setup on the GP 100 too!

[Rifletom]

Good shooting I'd say. Those groundhogs don't look too happy.

[Hatchdog]

Great looking guns and targets too. That sight set up on the GP-100 is very nice.

[BigAl52]

Looks pretty darn good to me especially with the revolver