Feb 7th, 1860

[RanchRoper]

Some 50 yd shooting today with my Henry 1860 rifle in 45 Colt. Shooting reloads; 200 gr LRNFP and 7.0 gn of Universal. No wind today at all, and temperature at 35F. Open sights on all. These are the little 3" targets that I bought last week. NCG is right, they are challenging and make you up your game for sure.


50 yds, shooting from 1 knee, sorry PT7, tried to hit the X on all but this is what I got...

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50 yds, from 1 knee....a 12 round barrel-full, I might stick this one on the fridge....

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These 2 are off hand standing at 50 yds....tough to keep that barrel still, if you overthink it you're toast...

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Last but not least, took me 3 or 4 rounds to nail it but here's a quarter at 25 yds from 1 knee...without the sun shining on it I doubt I could see it well enough from 25 yds. Look for the sparkle of light and hope for the best.

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Hope you enjoyed the report, shoot safe.
RR

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[JEBar]

beyond nicely done .... several keeper targets for sure

[Cofisher]

Wow. Great shooting RR! That quarter was hit dead center. Thanks for the report.

[Vaquero]

Nice shootin as usually, aim small hit small.
Ain't the gumberment gonna frown upon the defacing of the currency?

RP

[BigAl52]

Nice shootin RR need to make a key chain outta that quarter

[CT_Shooter]

Awesome! You are an actual sharpshooter. I envy your skill. Just awesome.

[fortyshooter]

Well when you got that eagle eye along with a great rifle those are the results. Very well done!

[RanchRoper]

Appreciate the kind words all. I wish the wind would stay away more often. The way the feds here waste money they won't miss that quarter.

My Henry sure is a fun shooter!

[RanchRoper]

Wow. Great shooting RR! That quarter was hit dead center. Thanks for the report.

Thank you but I only clipped the edge...after 3 or 4 rounds I think this was a very lucky shot indeed....but I'll take it!!

[RanchRoper]

I also put a lever wrap on today. It came with the butt cover but have not used it until today. Took a little getting used to. Jury out still. Looks cool.