.44 twist rate vs bullet weight?

[Vaquero]

Good news, now hope it's a shooter.
Anxiously awaiting the range report.
Good luck.

RP

[Hatchdog]

One big hole baby!

[Redthies]

I’ll post up when I get to the range. Hopefully in the next couple of weeks.

[Redthies]

Well, I finally got some range time today. I think the new barrel is a winner, but my new scope mounts are junk! I was all over the place again, but not like before. I got some flashes of potential, then put the .44 down to let the barrel cool, and next round it was consistently shooting elsewhere. I also shot my wife’s new .270 Weatherby and my freshly scoped SGC in.22LR. I honestly left thinking “screw these dang Henrys!”, as neither one was doing anything good. In the end, I figured the rings on my .44 were not tightening properly (They are QD rings), I ordered a new set of quality rings that are not QD, so I’ll give it one more chance. The cost of ammo is starting to piss me off though. I had the .44 good on Federal and then when I went to dial in my $70 for 20 hunting rounds, it went to pieces and I shot most of a box before finding the loose mounts. Ugh.

[Redthies]

I went back out to the shop and had a look at my targets. The 55 yard one shows promise. The 100 yard (with some .270 sprinkled in) isn’t horrible, given the wind and shifty scope mounts. I think with a bit more time and ammo, I might get it to a happy place.

[Hatchdog]

Sometimes we just like a dog chasing its tail. Hope you get the kinks worked out of that 44. It’s been a journey for you for sure.

[Vaquero]

Glad it's coming along Red, I'm betting the new rings will make a big difference.
Yep, 44 ammo can be pricey, wish you were closer we'd reload some and see what we could figure out.
I can't even remember the last time I shot my 44 rifle.

RP

[Redthies]

Yeah, I hope it comes together. I have two sets of furniture for the .44 and the fore end has a bit of play, so I thought the slight rattle / slop I felt was that. Glad I figured out it was rings too.

I shot the last of my hand loads yesterday too. I have some American Eagle cheap stuff, but it’s my hunting ammo that’s pricey. I was close with the cheap stuff, but of course ended up blowing a $70 box of hunting loads trying to sort it out. I should learn that if it’s going sideways after 5 shots, it’ll still be sideways after 15…