Shooting Steel Today

[Headhog]

Beautiful day with temps. in the mid 60's F so I headed to the range. Took the Henry BBS 357 Mag and my Cimarron Pistolero as it's mate. Set up 2 trays of steel - near one at 15 yards and the far at 40-45 yds. Amazing how fast 150 rounds can go, but having fun it's all worth it.

Target set up:

Range Set up

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My Henry BBS and it's little cousin Cimarron Pistolero.

Today's Firearms

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Always a good day when you're burning smokeless powder. Must say that Cimarron is one fine shooter. I was able to hit those 8" steel targets at 40+ yards with out too much effort. Needless to say the Henry always does it job excellently without question.

Paul

[RanchRoper]

Wish I was there.... -10F at my range today.

[BigAl52]

Is that in your back yard Paul

[fortyshooter]

Nice pair of shooters Paul and that is a nice clean target layout! Always fun banging the steel!

[Headhog]

Is that in your back yard Paul

I wish it was in my backyard. I can set up to about 35 yards in my yard but I don't like to shoot the heavy steel with large calibers. Too much noise and I respect my neighbors. I usually keep it to .22 in the yard.

Paul

[Headhog]

Nice pair of shooters Paul and that is a nice clean target layout! Always fun banging the steel!

Thanks Forty. My gun club range is fairly big and there usually is nobody there. i just drag the steel out and have fun. Everything in that picture I move from my truck on one hand truck. It take about 10 minutes to set up or take down.

Today there was a young fellow, at the range, shooting paper. After I got set up we both blasted the steel. He had a great time and couldn't stop thanking me.

Paul

[BrokenolMarine]

Congratulations, it looks like you had a great day, and props for sharing the steel, I would have too. More fun to shoot with someone.

I miss shooting my steel, it's always a blast. Once I get my range up here, I'll have the plates set up and they'll likely stay. I have pepper poppers, a steel B27 and a number of swingers that I haul out as needed. Steel is great for teaching new shooters as well. Instant feedback. A cheat I learned, when the wife is ready to throw out those old cheap frying pans, don't toss them, hang them on the range. They ring for a while...

[zara_puppy]

The paracord on the lever not only looks cool, but I bet it’s quite functional as a knuckle pad.

[Rifletom]

Good looking target set-up and fine looking shooters there Paul. What's the load?

[Headhog]

Congratulations, it looks like you had a great day, and props for sharing the steel, I would have too. More fun to shoot with someone.

I miss shooting my steel, it's always a blast. Once I get my range up here, I'll have the plates set up and they'll likely stay. I have pepper poppers, a steel B27 and a number of swingers that I haul out as needed. Steel is great for teaching new shooters as well. Instant feedback. A cheat I learned, when the wife is ready to throw out those old cheap frying pans, don't toss them, hang them on the range. They ring for a while...

Hoping you heal quickly and get back to shooting.

Paul

[Headhog]

The paracord on the lever not only looks cool, but I bet it’s quite functional as a knuckle pad.

Thanks and yes it does save knuckles.

Paul

[Headhog]

Good looking target set-up and fine looking shooters there Paul. What's the load?

Thanks Tom. The load I've been using is 158 gr. RNFP from Sinclair Enterprise, 6.2 of Universal over a small pistol primer. I prefer to use small pistol magnum primers but I'm out of those. I've also used small rifle primers (non-magnum) with the same result as the magnum small pistol primer. The magnums or rifle primers give a little more punch and add about 50-60 fps. Right now I saving my last small rifle primers for .223 loads since I've been shooting a lot of those.

Paul

[Sir Henry]

Is that in your back yard Paul

I wish it was in my backyard. I can set up to about 35 yards in my yard but I don't like to shoot the heavy steel with large calibers. Too much noise and I respect my neighbors. I usually keep it to .22 in the yard.

Paul

That’s about my limit too.

[Vaquero]

Nice lookin setup, don't take long to go through a couple hundred that's fer sure.
Have the same pistol, but in 45 colt, I need to air it out some.

RP