Ranch Hand work at the range.........

[fortyshooter]

Today was grass cutting day down at the ranch range and brought along my Ranch Hand in 45 Colt of course.
A great little helper if you need him while checking trail cameras along the creek! Took a quick couple shots at a target that was still out and aiming for the top dot from 10 yds..... snake eyes pictured inside trigger area of lever! Also hit the gong a few times and a swinging plate or two before hitting the road.
Ammo was the MB coated 250 gr. RN with 8.5 Unique....good Colt 45 all around load.

[North Country Gal]

Interesting Mare's Leg, forty. Is that stock Henry or did you do some mods?

[fortyshooter]

It's a Rossi Ranch Hand/Mares Leg and I shortened up the barrel from 12 inch to 9 shortened up the fore stock and made a new brass pin front sight mounted on barrel band. Butt stock same length.

[Headhog]

Forty you have some talent there shortening that Ranch Hand. That's a really great job you did. I could handle the wood work and make it look functional and nice, but cutting the barrel - no way. There's no telling what direction that bullet would be going when I got done with it.

Paul

[JEBar]

There's no telling what direction that bullet would be going when I got done with it.

Paul

AMEN .... same for me

[fortyshooter]

Well I cut the barrel with a hacksaw....faced it off square in the mill....hit the muzzle end with a 30 degree counter sink and then re-blued the muzzle end. Also had to find barrel center on the barrel band and drill hole for a brass .125 pin for the front sight. Refinished the stock too.
Just another shop project!

I used to build and repair these kinds of things for 40+ years!

[fortyshooter]

Part of the 1st shift Tooling crew at the HON Co. last week before they shut the plant down in 2008....me on the right. Fun times!

[North Country Gal]

Very impressive background, forty. No wonder you could do such a nice job on the ML.