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bought a bb 357 to hunt pigs. Did a little custom work on the stock sights ( a file and paint) and after a couple boxes of ammo and getting it dialed in at 50 yards went to the 100 yard range with a homemade pig target and shooting freehand was very happy with the 10 shots. 5inch group with three just a little low. first try on this forum hope picture is here

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Nice pig and nice100yd free hand shooting! Thanks for sharing and Welcome to the forum with your first post!

glb wrote:bought a bb 357 to hunt pigs. Did a little custom work on the stock sights ( a file and paint) and after a couple boxes of ammo and getting it dialed in at 50 yards went to the 100 yard range with a homemade pig target and shooting freehand was very happy with the 10 shots. 5inch group with three just a little low. first try on this forum hope picture is here

Looks like your bringing home the bacon!
Welcome .

Those sofa pigs are elusive. Good job. Look how camouflaged he is.

Welcome to the forum from CT. Thanks for the range report. I look forward to reading about your hunts. Glad you joined us.

glb wrote:bought a bb 357 to hunt pigs. Did a little custom work on the stock sights ( a file and paint) and after a couple boxes of ammo and getting it dialed in at 50 yards went to the 100 yard range with a homemade pig target and shooting freehand was very happy with the 10 shots. 5inch group with three just a little low. first try on this forum hope picture is here

Thats some good shooting at 100 yards off hand. I think the pigs might be in trouble.

Welcome from Alberta.

glb....

first, welcome to our forum .... happy to have you join us .... 100 yards/open sights/freehand ==> well done indeed .... looking forward to your future range reports and hopefully, good hunting reports .... please take a look at our How Many ? thread (link below) and add your 357 to our community's total


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Welcome glb from Western NC! Can only aspire to be that good, off hand at 100 yds.
PDG...Hope the chair is not beyond repair...JK...glad to hear from you.

Welcome to the forum! That is a darn good offhand group. What kind of ammunition were you firing?

magtech 158 g fmj-flat they run threw the gun with out any problems. one other thing I should mention it was only seven degrees out when I was shooting

Welcome from Va. Great 100 yd. shooting and nice pig art!!!
If you shoot that well at 7 degrees I can only wonder what a sunny 70 degrees would look like...wow!

I agree. That is really good for 100 yds.

Welcome from the Show-Me-State, glb. Great results shooting that .357 Big Boy @ 100 yards off hand. And your Range Report shows the rest of us .357 owners the good capabilities of our Big Boy rifles!

Iron sights, free-hand, 100 yds and a darn good-looking target!

Congrats on your Henry BBS 357, welcome to the forum and please keep us posted on your adventures! Glad you joined us!

Looks like you were on the mark! Good shooting!!

glb wrote:magtech 158 g fmj-flat they run threw the gun with out any problems. one other thing I should mention it was only seven degrees out when I was shooting

That's darn good shooting and good to know. I plan on buying a Henry Big Boy Steel chambered in .357 Magnum for hunting paper, clay and steel.

I agree with the others - excellent shooting! You and that rifle are a good match.

Flinch wrote:Welcome to the forum! That is a darn good offhand group. What kind of ammunition were you firing?

Yes! Would be good to know...I want some.

glb wrote:magtech 158 g fmj-flat they run threw the gun with out any problems. one other thing I should mention it was only seven degrees out when I was shooting

Welcome to the forum. Great offhand shooting at 100 yards. Hope every pig you hit while hunting is pronounced DRT. What ammo will you be using for hunting or is it legal in your location to use fmj?