Some .45 Colt Lever Action.......
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 12:07 pm
Took my 3 lever action .45 Colt guns to the range yesterday for some competition between them.
The Uberti/Winchester 1873 ..... the Henry BBS Color Case Carbine... and the Rossi Ranch Hand with 9 inch barrel all seem to shoot and function very well as long as I can get a good clear view of the front sights and hold steady. All had different sights with the typical buckhorn on the 1873...my Ghost Ring insert on the Henry and my much modified sights on the Ranch Hand.
I would start the fun with one shot on the big tombstone gong....one shot on the paper plate target at a point where I could determine from each rifle and then try a small pumpkin shot with each rifle. Some interesting results there as you will see. https://youtu.be/yvGcKnp7d5s
Later I took some 40 yd shots at the paper plate target with the Henry Carbine to try and fill in the orange bulls eye.
The load for all was the MB 250 gr Cowboy 45 Colt bullet loaded with 8.5 Unique. All shot well and the rifle bores were all clean of residue/lead after an afternoon of shooting.
Shooting those small 3 inch pumpkins was a challenge from 20-30 yds depending on any sun glare I got on the sights but it all worked out well!
Had a great afternoon with the Lever Action 45's ! That Ranch Hand I have massaged over the years and it runs and load really smooth and slick!
The picture of the target shows the one shot for each rifle where the rifles are sitting.
The Uberti/Winchester 1873 ..... the Henry BBS Color Case Carbine... and the Rossi Ranch Hand with 9 inch barrel all seem to shoot and function very well as long as I can get a good clear view of the front sights and hold steady. All had different sights with the typical buckhorn on the 1873...my Ghost Ring insert on the Henry and my much modified sights on the Ranch Hand.
I would start the fun with one shot on the big tombstone gong....one shot on the paper plate target at a point where I could determine from each rifle and then try a small pumpkin shot with each rifle. Some interesting results there as you will see. https://youtu.be/yvGcKnp7d5s
Later I took some 40 yd shots at the paper plate target with the Henry Carbine to try and fill in the orange bulls eye.
The load for all was the MB 250 gr Cowboy 45 Colt bullet loaded with 8.5 Unique. All shot well and the rifle bores were all clean of residue/lead after an afternoon of shooting.
Shooting those small 3 inch pumpkins was a challenge from 20-30 yds depending on any sun glare I got on the sights but it all worked out well!
Had a great afternoon with the Lever Action 45's ! That Ranch Hand I have massaged over the years and it runs and load really smooth and slick!
The picture of the target shows the one shot for each rifle where the rifles are sitting.
