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range report SS 44mag.
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 9:54 am
by brianpa
Finally was able to shoot my SS 44mag. after getting it back from recall. The trigger is amazing.
I was shooting 50yds rest aiming off my truck door. 200gr.XTP 25.5grs. of 2400 powder.
I pulled the last shot but the three center ones was about a 1 inch spread.
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Re: range report SS 44mag.
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 10:21 am
by JEBar
with that group at 50 yards, you most certainly have a rifle that can be worked with .... looking forward to your continued reporting
Re: range report SS 44mag.
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 10:51 am
by BigAl52
Nice job. I sure did like the trigger on my 357 alot better. The hammer pull back with an extender on it is real good also.
Re: range report SS 44mag.
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 11:06 am
by RanchRoper
Good shooting.
Re: range report SS 44mag.
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 11:26 am
by John E Davies
Has anyone measured the pull weight of these repaired rifles? Can you post your results, compared to the old version?
Thanks,
John Davies
Spokane WA
Re: range report SS 44mag.
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:03 pm
by Sir Henry
brianpa wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 9:54 am
Finally was able to shoot my SS 44mag. after getting it back from recall. The trigger is amazing.
I was shooting 50yds rest aiming off my truck door. 200gr.XTP 25.5grs. of 2400 powder.
I pulled the last shot but the three center ones was about a 1 inch spread.
henry target crop.jpg
Put these words to music and you’ll have a county hit! Seriously I enjoyed reading the thread.
Re: range report SS 44mag.
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 6:00 pm
by fortyshooter
Great shootin' !! Looks like a good rifle and shooter too! I use that same load under a 180 XTP.
Re: range report SS 44mag.
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 7:04 pm
by brianpa
John E Davies wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 11:26 am
Has anyone measured the pull weight of these repaired rifles? Can you post your results, compared to the old version?
Thanks,
John Davies
Spokane WA
Mine measures at 5lb now and was closer to 9lb before but I think it will lighten a bit after use maybe 4.5 lb.
Re: range report SS 44mag.
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 2:56 pm
by Slugnut
Nice shooting,my Marlin, also lihes the 200g XTPs'.
Re: range report SS 44mag.
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 8:40 pm
by Conax
The trigger on my BBS .44 carbine is about the best trigger on any lever gun I ever had. It must be the luck of the draw or the care that the smith takes when setting it up. Some of them are really good.
Mine has no creep and just a hair of take up, breaks clean as glass, maybe 4 pounds (if that). Any lighter and it would be too touchy for me.
I like shooting claybirds (against the back stop) at 50 yards (off a rest). I get mostly hits even with my floater filled blurry vision.
It's my favorite rifle ever since I got it. I'm sure I could drop a standing white tail at a hundred with a careful shot.