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Sunday 2/28

Indoor range at 25 yards. Keep in mind that this is my first time firing this gun. First time shooting a lever action. First time shooting a rifle in 45 LC.

250gr Georgia Arms “ Cowboy” loads. Iron sights. Approximately 850fps

6” grouping with 16 rounds. High and right but consistent. Absolute pleasure to shoot! No malfunctions, no issues.

265gr JHP +P loads. Iron sites. Approximately 1600fps.

4” group with 8 rounds. Windage centered but slightly high. (8 ring) Considerably more felt recoil. Again, a pleasure to shoot. No malfunctions, no issues.

Due to ammo restrictions (cost) I switched to my 10/22. Spent the rest of the time putting holes in holes at 25 yards. A massive scope helps in that respect! Fired the shotgun a few times. Not happy with it at all. (Silver Eagle) Refused to feed even the first round from the 10 round mag. With the 5 rounders, dead center at 25 yards with iron sights. Can’t wait to get my Mossberg back up and running. Far superior firearm.

factory sights and first time out, you done did good .... thanks for the info on the difference between cowboy action and regular rounds .... that difference seems to be the case with other calibers as well .... looking forward to your ongoing reports

Great fun shooting the lever rifles as you have discovered! Beware you can't settle for just one around this place!

Glad you got out to shoot, sounds like you did fine.

Ya if you need help buyin another one we have a group here that will help you make that choice. Glad you got to shoot it for the first time.

Yep, those .45 Colts are a fun round to shoot. Thru a rifle or single action revolver, loads of fun.

Rifletom wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 28, 2021 7:16 pm

Yep, those .45 Colts are a fun round to shoot. Thru a rifle or single action revolver, loads of fun.

Ditto. Great shooting both rifles.

Sounds as if you had a good outing, glad to see there were no issues with the new firearm.
The 45 colt is a fun round, next you'll be looking for one of the 357's, another very fun gun.
You can thank me later.

RP

Actually have my eye out for a 45/70.