Last Lead of 2018

[fortyshooter]

Going to try and get out tomorrow,Saturday, IF we don't get too much rain. Forecast is sun and 60!!

[Vaquero]

Tried out a couple new loads in the ole Rossi 357.
Shooting off the back porch, rested on the banister and same 45 yds.
First pic is 180 gr fn lead and 12.7 grs H 110

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Next same target, put a stick in one hole so as to know it went with first group, I believe that one was me.
Same bullet and 10.7 grs 2400.
Looks like the clear winner is the H 110.

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RP

[Vaquero]

Just so ya know I was aiming at the bottom of the target in the first pic, I was expecting them to be high.
I have a Blue dot load that I shot with that bullet and it is high at 50 yds but dead on at a 100.

RP

[fortyshooter]

Beautiful day for end of December so we got out today with a good variety of shootin' iron!
A friend brought his new Marlin .44 mag to get the first shots thru it plus a couple revolvers and I brought my new Henry
along with three of my .45 ACP shooters.
My rifle shots on right target in center and Ruger Birdshead .45 ACP point and shoot shots from 8 yds around the head.

[RanchRoper]

My last lead of the year. A brisk 12F at the range, with an east headwind blowing at about 20mph. Shooting straight into it today. I am out of splash targets so I had to check with my little binoculars once in a while to make sure I was not wasting lead. We are getting a pretty good dump of snow today on & off.

My 1860 Henry, 45 Colt. Ammunition was Fiocchi 250 gr LRNFP. Nice ammo for sure.
12 rounds only (1 mag tube full), 50 yds off hand standing. I purposely took only 12 rounds so I would have to cowboy up and just shoot. The target would be good, bad or ugly.
I am VERY happy with my results to wrap up 2018!...8 out of 12 in the 2" square, and 2 dead ringers. ...kind of cheating with binoculars it feels like to me though. Oh well. Kept one glove on holding the barrel not due to hot barrel but cold hand. Another reason I only took a few rounds, too darn cold to shoot!

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And the funny part, I guess an outhouse is no match for the 100+ mph wind the other day...didn't check to see if anybody was in it.

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Happy New Year All!

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[markiver54]

Damn good shoot'n RR!

[deano5150]

VERY impressive, RanchRoper!

[RanchRoper]

That 1860 is a shooter for sure.

[Rifletom]

You're a hearty soul there RR. Happy New Year!

[RanchRoper]

You're a hearty soul there RR. Happy New Year!

Been called a lot of things....never that.

[North Country Gal]

Love the guns and the shooting, forty shooter, not to mention the range setup. All very impressive.

Speaking of impressive, our own RR, gets my Mister Impressive nomination. Our weather isn't much better, but I've elected to work on some gun projects, indoors, and wait till the weather moderates, before risking frostbite on my trigger finger.

[RanchRoper]

Haha, a 1500 lb mama cow with an attitude & a rope around her neck shortened my trigger finger a few years ago so the part that might get frostbite is long gone... Guess there was an upside after all.

[Vaquero]

Darn fine shootin RR, and
at 12° my ole butt most likely be in the house.
By the wood stove

You've definitely got her dialed in.
I Enjoy your posts.

RP

[Rifletom]

Ha! Better than being called late for dinner, right?

[Mags]

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I'm a wuss. I would not go out in 12'F weather to do anything, let alone drive to a range an shoot in it. My hat's off to you.

My last lead of the year. A brisk 12F at the range, with an east headwind blowing at about 20mph. Shooting straight into it today. I am out of splash targets so I had to check with my little binoculars once in a while to make sure I was not wasting lead. We are getting a pretty good dump of snow today on & off.

[Dahliathemeh]

Nice shooting RR!! Remind me to never side eye you! I also love the paper plates idea! I will certainly be stealing that idea!
Happy New year everyone!

[Jlhusa1]

No pics but I did take my BBB 357 out and blast some clay birds I had set up on a tree stump from around 35-40 yds right before sunset yesterday. Good times!

[RanchRoper]

No pics but I did take my BBB 357 out and blast some clay birds I had set up on a tree stump from around 35-40 yds right before sunset yesterday. Good times!

Sounds like fun!

[Mags]

Ducked out quickly this afternoon near sunset to get my last lead of 2018 shot. 10 rounds. Did not bother to setup my shooting stand. Initially thought I could shoot from a standing stance. No way. Weaving all over. Went to a kneeling stance. Little better, still weaving. Shot the 10 anyway. Only 5 connected Awesome rush shooting anyway First time with Federal Fusion 150gr boat tail. Not like any other .30-30 round I've shot before They do not sound like .30-30. They sound like a big ole naval round coming off a battle ship

Closing the mag tube on reloading was smooth as silk. I had not even a hint of the inner mag tube getting stuck on case rims or the lever popping open. Will be taking a closer look at the Fusion cases comparing to ones shot previously to see if I can divine why the mag tube closed so smoothly with these.

5 inch platters on a shooting tree from 75 yds.

[RanchRoper]

You got in under the wire as 2018 closed off! Well done.