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45 Colt on the range
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 12:59 pm
by bdbrown66
Went out to do a little shooting the other morning. Included in the mix was my 45 Colt Henry.
Shot these 2 groups at 100 yards. I sighted in with a different load, so this load was hitting several inches to the left of POA. For the second group, I just gave it some Kentucky windage (since I'm in Kentucky, lol). Three holes are visible, but there are actually 4 shots in there, unless I had a wild flyer clear off the paper (seems unlikely).
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Re: 45 Colt on the range
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 1:16 pm
by JEBar
well done .... well done indeed .... you clearly have on heck of a hunter
Re: 45 Colt on the range
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 2:10 pm
by Slugnut
Not to shabby, my friend
Re: 45 Colt on the range
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 3:34 pm
by Shakey Jake
I just picked up my Marlin 1894CB in .45LCfrom the local FFL. I hope mine shoots as good as yours.
Jake
Re: 45 Colt on the range
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 3:58 pm
by bdbrown66
JEBar wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 1:16 pm
well done .... well done indeed .... you clearly have on heck of a hunter
It's taken me a good while to find the accuracy I want, but I now have several loads developed for different bullets. Some I push fairly hard, like the XTP and XTP Mag, some suffer in accuracy when you push too much. These were 240gr Sierra JHP over 20.5gr AA #9. About 1525 fps, if my memory is correct.
Re: 45 Colt on the range
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 3:59 pm
by bdbrown66
Shakey Jake wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 3:34 pm
I just picked up my Marlin 1894CB in .45LCfrom the local FFL. I hope mine shoots as good as yours.
Jake
Good luck with it! I like my Henry's.
Re: 45 Colt on the range
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 4:37 pm
by fortyshooter
Very nice shooting with the .45 Colt! Which Henry rifle do you have?
Re: 45 Colt on the range
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 4:53 pm
by bdbrown66
fortyshooter wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 4:37 pm
Very nice shooting with the .45 Colt! Which Henry rifle do you have?
I have both the CCH and blued steel models. This one was the blued steel. I used the CCH last year for deer season and liked the results, but I decided it was too nice to get beat up dragging around the woods, so I bought the blued steel one to be my "woods gun."
Re: 45 Colt on the range
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:31 pm
by Rifletom
That is some good shooting! I have the same Henry you shot. Very accurate. That is a fine load.
Re: 45 Colt on the range
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 8:06 pm
by North Country Gal
Nice groups. Well done.