70* temp was mild and the rain held off nicely today at my friend's outdoor range up north of KCMO (they call their homestead Poverty Knob). When I left, the southwest sky here was pretty boisterous and black with lightning flashes. Decided to chance it, and the shooting time was good.
First time out (finally!) with the new and correct ammo for my .45LC revolver. Both the Russian and I were ready to test it out.
~~~Ammo used was Choice .45 Colt 250 gr. RNFP Cowboy Action. (Uberti recommends ammo under 870 FPS. Choice moves the 250gr bullet along at 820 FPS).
~~~Standing, off hand, shot one-handed.
~~~Target was a 7" orange target.
~~~Distance was set at 9 yards.
Shot three 5-round groups; 14/15 POIs in the orange. Russian is spot on with its fixed sights, ammo is accurate, and shooter came alongside and did OK. I particularly liked the three POIs coming across the bull X! No excuse for the one right/high flier other than the shooter. 
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That's all the paper targets I used today. I had bought a new reactive ground target, hopefully to chase around the range grounds in prep for rabbit hunting this coming winter. It's a Galen 4.5" round target designed to handle calibers from .22LR to .45LC. The .45LC does pound it pretty solidly. Started out shooting at about 10 yards. I was pleased that I did get to "chase" this target around. A couple of my hits sent it rolling close to a dozen yards! Whenever I missed, it was really easy to see how close those misses were as the bullet churned up the grass. Unlike steel, a quiet target. Next time I get outside shooting, I'll hang this target by a rope from a low tree branch --- should be much
fun to shoot at a moving target.
Here are two different angles showing some hits on this reactive target. It was brand new, first time used today. A friend was there and also shot it with a .22LR revolver. Those "tiny" hits are easy to see compared to the .45LC size.
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The rest of the range visit I spent shooting at two steel targets at distances of 12-15 yards. (Sorry, didn't have my camera with me). Nice to see the black steel swing and hear the clangs after a .45LC hit. I enjoy this a lot. But I must admit that the ground reactive target was also a blast to shoot at.
A reminder of what the Russian revolver looks like. Already posted this photo in another thread, but it is a favorite "show-off" photo of mine!
Thanks for looking.
PT7
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