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My middle son came over yesterday afternoon for Father's Day target shooting.
He brought his 30-30 and 9mm.
I brought out my Henry CCH in 45 colt, the 1858 Remington replica revolver in 45 colt and the recently acquired Rough Rider with the 22mag cylinder.
We took our time. But also didn't try real hard for accuracy. Mostly an afternoon to get out and make some noise.
Rifles were shot from about 50yds and the pistols/revolvers around 20ft from the targets.
The rifles were shot from a seating bench with an elbow/forearm/palm rest.
The pistols were shot from a standing 2 hand grip.
Some pictures.

Target on the left is me shooting the Rough Rider. First 3 shots where high and to the left moving right. After that I got them into the rings.
The target on the right is from my son shooting his 9mm.

The next 2 pictures are at the shooting tree paddles and scrap steel plate. A mix of 30-30 and 45 colt rifle and revolver.
I had forgotten how loud 30-30 is. A booming cannon!!! His ammo was Winchester 150gr Power Point.

A good time for both of us!

Could not think of a better way to spend a Father’s Day. Glad you got to get out and shoot

Sounds like a good time for you both.

Good deal, Mags! Reminded me that I've been meaning to take my Rough Rider to the range. I'll do it tomorrow, just before we have the annual membership meeting/pizza party.

Very nice Mags, a good day for sure.

Good for you. That's some good work plus a whole lot of fun. And I do like your tree paddle setup.

Thank you everyone for your kind remarks!

Great you got a chance to enjoy a Father's Day range funtime! It of course rained for us around here but we had a good indoor cookout.
With my Heritage 22 revolver I found it shot 22 LR tighter groups than with the 22 Mag.

Sounds like a heck of a Father's day there Mags.
Looks and sounds like a great time was had.

RP

That sounds like a really nice Father's day. I'm glad you shared it with us.

Mags -

Does your son reload and/or cast? One of my favorite rifles is my Win 94 in .30-30 loaded with 110 round nose cast lead bullets (normally loaded in .30 Carbine) over 6.5gr of Unique. It's a fun round, with very mild recoil and noise, but it whacks the steel plates at 50 yards just fine.

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Tue Aug 26, 2025 10:58 pm

Mags -

Does your son reload and/or cast? One of my favorite rifles is my Win 94 in .30-30 loaded with 110 round nose cast lead bullets (normally loaded in .30 Carbine) over 6.5gr of Unique. It's a fun round, with very mild recoil and noise, but it whacks the steel plates at 50 yards just fine.

No he doesn't. He buys factory ammo or my reloads. I've considered reloading some 110s. Just haven't gotten to it. Thanks for the tip.