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July 29th 1860

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July 29th 1860

Post by RanchRoper » Sat Jul 29, 2017 10:48 pm

Just a very simple report tonight. 1 plain sheet of cardboard and 1 goal. 24 rounds in as tight a group as I can at 50 yards. Off hand standing. Open factory sights. Black Hills 45 Colt ammo. 250 gr LFN.

92F with a slight breeze. Rifle shot great and this ammo is pretty smooth too.
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Re: July 29th 1860

Post by PT7 » Sun Jul 30, 2017 1:00 am

Simple range report.....superb off hand shooting!
Agreed that the Black HIlls is good ammo, too.
Cool photos of target and rifle, RR.
RanchRoper wrote:Just a very simple report tonight. 1 plain sheet of cardboard and 1 goal. 24 rounds in as tight a group as I can at 50 yards. Off hand standing. Open factory sights. Black Hills 45 Colt ammo. 250 gr LFN.

92F with a slight breeze. Rifle shot great and this ammo is pretty smooth too.

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Re: July 29th 1860

Post by Henry88 » Sun Jul 30, 2017 1:19 am

That is approaching North Country Gal shooting prowess, RR.......

Nice job.

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Re: July 29th 1860

Post by BrokenolMarine » Sun Jul 30, 2017 10:14 am

Sweet. Very nice target.
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by the way he treats those who can do nothing for him.

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Re: July 29th 1860

Post by RanchRoper » Sun Jul 30, 2017 12:17 pm

Thanks guys. Truth be known I need to buy more targets....

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Re: July 29th 1860

Post by North Country Gal » Sun Jul 30, 2017 4:28 pm

Henry88 wrote:That is approaching North Country Gal shooting prowess, RR.......

Nice job.
That's right there with anything I can do with open sights, but thanks for the nice comment, Henry. Really is a target that I'd be proud to claim. Nice work, RR.

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Re: July 29th 1860

Post by tx gunrunner » Sun Jul 30, 2017 5:17 pm

With open sights that is SUPER .. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

How fast's is that ammo ...........

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Re: July 29th 1860

Post by RanchRoper » Sun Jul 30, 2017 6:44 pm

Velocity I'm not sure. I'd guess about 1100 fps out of my rifle. But that's a guess. Does that sound right??? It is very smooth to cycle.
Thanks for the kind words.

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Re: July 29th 1860

Post by JEBar » Sun Jul 30, 2017 7:25 pm

RanchRoper wrote:Thanks guys. Truth be known I need to buy more targets....
if I've ever heard one, that there ;) is a great problem to have ... :D

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Re: July 29th 1860

Post by RanchRoper » Sun Jul 30, 2017 7:53 pm

It's funny, I thought to myself before I fired the first shot that I have to try to "set the bar" for the rest of the shots.My very first hole in the paper was the one right below the "4" that I wrote on later. It's just about dead center of the paper. :shock:
All the rest were trying to hit the same mark, why is it so difficult???? Every shot after that was low. I think the one dead center psyched me out. :lol: Although the groups were close in spots, they were not where I wanted them!!!!! :x :x :x

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Re: July 29th 1860

Post by tx gunrunner » Sun Jul 30, 2017 10:19 pm

RanchRoper wrote: It is very smooth to cycle.
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The 1860 , 1866 , and 1873 with a straight wall case is the smooth action made . There is no firearm that can beat it or come near it . :D
P.S. the more you use it the smoother it will get ....

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